From April through June of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $115,000 - a 42% increase over the $81,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Creston in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Creston for 2018 was $2,667. In 2017, the median sales tax was $2,583. This marks an increase of 3.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.3%.
The following table compares Creston to other Ogle County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Detour | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $191,000 | $72,000 | 165.3% |
| Lost Nation | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $170,000 | $167,000 | 1.8% |
| Davis Junction | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $161,250 | $166,000 | -2.9% |
| Stillman Valley | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $156,500 | $166,000 | -5.7% |
| Byron | 20 | 24 | -16.7% | $126,000 | $123,775 | 1.8% |
| Creston | 3 | 4 | -25% | $115,000 | $81,000 | 42% |
| Rochelle | 51 | 49 | 4.1% | $105,000 | $112,500 | -6.7% |
| Monroe Center | 1 | 4 | -75% | $98,000 | $139,500 | -29.7% |
| Mount Morris | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $85,000 | $74,000 | 14.9% |
| Oregon | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $76,000 | $95,950 | -20.8% |
| Hillcrest | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $70,500 | $142,000 | -50.4% |
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