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Rochelle home prices fall in the first half of 2018

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The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2018 in Rochelle fell by $7,500 while total sales increased by 11%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through June of 2018, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $105,000 - a 6.7% decrease over the $112,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 73 homes sold in Rochelle in the first half of 2017.

The median sales tax in Rochelle for 2018 was $2,663. In 2017, the median sales tax was $2,625. This marks an increase of 1.4%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.

The following table compares Rochelle to other Ogle County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:

CityJan. - June 2018 Home SalesJan. - June 2017 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales PriceJan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Grand Detour550%$145,000$72,000101.4%
Byron3435-2.9%$135,500$125,0008.4%
Stillman Valley914-35.7%$132,000$152,350.50-13.4%
Creston7540%$120,000$112,6006.6%
Monroe Center45-20%$112,500$122,000-7.8%
Rochelle817311%$105,000$112,500-6.7%
Mount Morris2325-8%$85,000$67,50025.9%
Hillcrest713-46.2%$82,500$125,000-34%
Oregon32320%$78,000$68,50013.9%
Polo2526-3.8%$70,000$74,450-6%
Forreston16156.7%$67,500$72,900-7.4%

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