In April 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $111,250 - a 128.2% increase over the $48,756 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Forreston in April 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 1.6%.
The following table compares Forreston to other Ogle County cities in April 2019:
| City | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polo | 2 | 8 | -75% | $192,000 | $58,300 | 229.3% |
| Byron | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $180,000 | $136,000 | 32.4% |
| Oregon | 5 | 5 | 0% | $178,000 | $64,000 | 178.1% |
| Davis Junction | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $162,000 | $177,000 | -8.5% |
| Hillcrest | 4 | 0 | - | $144,000 | $0 | - |
| Rochelle | 7 | 17 | -58.8% | $135,000 | $110,000 | 22.7% |
| Stillman Valley | 1 | 1 | 0% | $129,000 | $167,000 | -22.8% |
| Forreston | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $111,250 | $48,756 | 128.2% |
| Grand Detour | 2 | 0 | - | $99,500 | $0 | - |
| Monroe Center | 1 | 0 | - | $78,000 | $0 | - |
| Mount Morris | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $67,500 | $74,000 | -8.8% |
| Creston | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lost Nation | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Leaf River | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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