In April 2017, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $165,000 - a 15.8% increase over the $142,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Byron in April 2016.
The median sales tax in Byron for 2017 was $3,258. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,021. This marks an increase of 7.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2%.
The following table compares Byron to other Ogle County cities in April 2017:
| City | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | Apr. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Nation | 1 | 0 | - | $232,500 | $0 | - |
| Davis Junction | 4 | 2 | 100% | $169,050 | $148,250 | 14% |
| Stillman Valley | 4 | 1 | 300% | $166,000 | $60,000 | 176.7% |
| Byron | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $165,000 | $142,500 | 15.8% |
| Rochelle | 15 | 4 | 275% | $105,000 | $91,250 | 15.1% |
| Creston | 2 | 0 | - | $79,500 | $0 | - |
| Polo | 6 | 1 | 500% | $74,500 | $62,000 | 20.2% |
| Mount Morris | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $74,350 | $50,000 | 48.7% |
| Grand Detour | 3 | 1 | 200% | $72,000 | $172,000 | -58.1% |
| Forreston | 2 | 1 | 100% | $68,090 | $78,000 | -12.7% |
| Oregon | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $40,000 | $116,000 | -65.5% |
| Hillcrest | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Monroe Center | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Leaf River | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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