In September 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $69,950 - a 27.1% decrease over the $96,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Forreston in September 2016.
The median sales tax in Forreston for 2017 was $1,921. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,964. This marks an decrease of 2.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.7%.
The following table compares Forreston to other Ogle County cities in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Center | 1 | 1 | 0% | $239,900 | $83,500 | 187.3% |
| Lost Nation | 1 | 0 | - | $227,000 | $0 | - |
| Byron | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $142,900 | $122,250 | 16.9% |
| Stillman Valley | 1 | 4 | -75% | $135,000 | $134,000 | 0.7% |
| Hillcrest | 3 | 1 | 200% | $99,000 | $157,500 | -37.1% |
| Rochelle | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $84,250 | $118,000 | -28.6% |
| Mount Morris | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $74,000 | $43,000 | 72.1% |
| Polo | 2 | 2 | 0% | $71,750 | $78,000 | -8% |
| Forreston | 6 | 3 | 100% | $69,950 | $96,000 | -27.1% |
| Oregon | 2 | 8 | -75% | $69,000 | $83,000 | -16.9% |
| Creston | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $29,000 | -100% |
| Grand Detour | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $40,000 | -100% |
| Davis Junction | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $140,000 | -100% |
| Leaf River | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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