From January through June of 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $120,000 - a 6.6% increase over the $112,600 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Creston in the first half 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 2.2%.
The following table compares Creston to other Ogle County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Nation | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $170,000 | $160,000 | 6.3% |
| Davis Junction | 14 | 21 | -33.3% | $161,000 | $160,000 | 0.6% |
| Grand Detour | 5 | 5 | 0% | $145,000 | $72,000 | 101.4% |
| Byron | 34 | 35 | -2.9% | $135,500 | $125,000 | 8.4% |
| Stillman Valley | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $132,000 | $152,350.50 | -13.4% |
| Creston | 7 | 5 | 40% | $120,000 | $112,600 | 6.6% |
| Monroe Center | 4 | 5 | -20% | $112,500 | $122,000 | -7.8% |
| Rochelle | 81 | 73 | 11% | $105,000 | $112,500 | -6.7% |
| Mount Morris | 23 | 25 | -8% | $85,000 | $67,500 | 25.9% |
| Hillcrest | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $82,500 | $125,000 | -34% |
| Oregon | 32 | 32 | 0% | $78,000 | $68,500 | 13.9% |
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