In June 2019, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $98,000 - a 8.4% decrease over the $107,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forreston in June 2018.
The median sales tax in Forreston for 2019 was $1,831. In 2018, the median sales tax was $1,892. This marks an decrease of 3.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares Forreston to other Ogle County cities in June 2019:
| City | June 2019 Home Sales | June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2019 Median Sales Price | June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | 6 | 10 | -40% | $167,000 | $118,000 | 41.5% |
| Lost Nation | 1 | 2 | -50% | $162,000 | $185,500 | -12.7% |
| Davis Junction | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $143,750 | $160,000 | -10.2% |
| Rochelle | 17 | 10 | 70% | $142,500 | $98,000 | 45.4% |
| Stillman Valley | 2 | 2 | 0% | $139,500 | $171,750 | -18.8% |
| Mount Morris | 5 | 5 | 0% | $130,000 | $63,500 | 104.7% |
| Hillcrest | 4 | 1 | 300% | $123,500 | $62,000 | 99.2% |
| Forreston | 3 | 2 | 50% | $98,000 | $107,000 | -8.4% |
| Polo | 6 | 5 | 20% | $91,500 | $120,000 | -23.8% |
| Oregon | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $75,000 | $77,000 | -2.6% |
| Creston | 1 | 1 | 0% | $50,000 | $103,500 | -51.7% |
| Grand Detour | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $237,000 | -100% |
| Monroe Center | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $98,000 | -100% |
| Leaf River | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $70,000 | -100% |
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