From January through December of 2021, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $54,000 - a 25.5% decrease over the $72,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Leaf River in 2020.
The median sales tax in Leaf River for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,899, approximately 3.5% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Leaf River to other Ogle County cities with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Detour | 10 | 8 | 25% | $154,000 | $133,500 | 15.4% |
| Stillman Valley | 38 | 23 | 65.2% | $152,000 | $138,000 | 10.1% |
| Hillcrest | 27 | 25 | 8% | $143,000 | $120,000 | 19.2% |
| Creston | 17 | 15 | 13.3% | $135,000 | $144,000 | -6.3% |
| Rochelle | 171 | 141 | 21.3% | $130,000 | $114,000 | 14% |
| Monroe Center | 13 | 5 | 160% | $130,000 | $118,000 | 10.2% |
| Oregon | 88 | 72 | 22.2% | $120,000 | $90,000 | 33.3% |
| Mount Morris | 74 | 40 | 85% | $97,000 | $99,000 | -2% |
| Forreston | 24 | 27 | -11.1% | $86,500 | $78,000 | 10.9% |
| Polo | 53 | 48 | 10.4% | $82,500 | $81,500 | 1.2% |
| Leaf River | 13 | 17 | -23.5% | $54,000 | $72,500 | -25.5% |
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