In January 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $94,000 - a 23.5% decrease over the $122,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Byron in January 2018.
The median sales tax in Byron for 2019 was $3,319. In 2018, the median sales tax was $3,292. This marks an increase of 0.9%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3.5%.
The following table compares Byron to other Ogle County cities in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Center | 1 | 0 | - | $287,500 | $0 | - |
| Davis Junction | 3 | 2 | 50% | $209,500 | $147,000 | 42.5% |
| Rochelle | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $132,500 | $130,000 | 1.9% |
| Mount Morris | 1 | 2 | -50% | $119,000 | $52,500 | 126.7% |
| Byron | 9 | 2 | 350% | $94,000 | $122,950 | -23.5% |
| Oregon | 2 | 4 | -50% | $90,000 | $87,500 | 2.9% |
| Polo | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $30,000 | $77,000 | -61% |
| Forreston | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $16,000 | $70,000 | -77.1% |
| Creston | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grand Detour | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $28,000 | -100% |
| Lost Nation | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Stillman Valley | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $103,000 | -100% |
| Hillcrest | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $20,000 | -100% |
| Leaf River | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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