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In May 2020, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $79,750 - a 11.4% decrease over the $90,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in Sterling in May 2019.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $2,159, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for May 2020.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in May 2020:
| City | May 2020 Home Sales | May 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2020 Median Sales Price | May 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophetstown | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $134,000 | $82,950 | 61.5% |
| Lyndon | 2 | 1 | 100% | $127,500 | $110,000 | 15.9% |
| Fulton | 3 | 20 | -85% | $112,000 | $117,500 | -4.7% |
| Morrison | 10 | 14 | -28.6% | $94,250 | $116,750 | -19.3% |
| Rock Falls | 6 | 29 | -79.3% | $93,000 | $68,000 | 36.8% |
| Sterling | 18 | 23 | -21.7% | $79,750 | $90,000 | -11.4% |
| Albany | 1 | 0 | - | $49,900 | $0 | - |
| Erie | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $49,000 | $117,500 | -58.3% |
| Yeoward Addition | 1 | 0 | - | $11,000 | $0 | - |
| Douglas Park | 1 | 0 | - | $3,500 | $0 | - |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $5,000 | -100% |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Fenton | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Como | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tampico | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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