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In June 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $107,000 - a 29.7% decrease over the $152,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Forreston in June 2017.
The median sales tax in Forreston for 2018 was $1,892. In 2017, the median sales tax was $1,921. This marks an decrease of 1.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.8%.
The following table compares Forreston to other Ogle County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2018:
| City | June 2018 Home Sales | June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2018 Median Sales Price | June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Nation | 2 | 4 | -50% | $185,500 | $153,000 | 21.2% |
| Stillman Valley | 2 | 5 | -60% | $171,750 | $170,000 | 1% |
| Davis Junction | 3 | 5 | -40% | $160,000 | $225,931 | -29.2% |
| Polo | 5 | 5 | 0% | $120,000 | $60,000 | 100% |
| Byron | 10 | 8 | 25% | $118,000 | $114,000 | 3.5% |
| Forreston | 2 | 4 | -50% | $107,000 | $152,250 | -29.7% |
| Creston | 1 | 1 | 0% | $103,500 | $40,000 | 158.8% |
| Rochelle | 10 | 19 | -47.4% | $98,000 | $114,900 | -14.7% |
| Monroe Center | 1 | 1 | 0% | $98,000 | $157,000 | -37.6% |
| Oregon | 9 | 5 | 80% | $77,000 | $104,500 | -26.3% |
| Leaf River | 3 | 0 | - | $70,000 | $0 | - |
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