In October 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $10,000 - a 93.8% decrease over the $161,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Lost Nation in October 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Lost Nation for 2017 was $3,067. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,040. 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 30.7%.
The following table compares Lost Nation to other Ogle County cities in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Junction | 1 | 2 | -50% | $166,000 | $148,000 | 12.2% |
| Hillcrest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $145,000 | $121,500 | 19.3% |
| Rochelle | 8 | 8 | 0% | $138,250 | $93,500 | 47.9% |
| Byron | 5 | 5 | 0% | $118,000 | $182,500 | -35.3% |
| Grand Detour | 2 | 1 | 100% | $107,900 | $108,000 | -0.1% |
| Forreston | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $80,900 | $77,000 | 5.1% |
| Polo | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $62,000 | $47,500 | 30.5% |
| Mount Morris | 10 | 3 | 233.3% | $59,000 | $83,500 | -29.3% |
| Monroe Center | 1 | 1 | 0% | $50,000 | $142,500 | -64.9% |
| Oregon | 7 | 7 | 0% | $37,500 | $63,500 | -40.9% |
| Lost Nation | 2 | 2 | 0% | $10,000 | $161,500 | -93.8% |
| Creston | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $79,500 | -100% |
| Stillman Valley | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Leaf River | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $57,500 | -100% |
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