In July 2021, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $83,000 - a 8.8% decrease over the $91,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 25 homes sold in Sterling in July 2020.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,181, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for July 2021.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in July 2021:
| City | July 2021 Home Sales | July 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2021 Median Sales Price | July 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 4 | 2 | 100% | $230,500 | $92,500 | 149.2% |
| Erie | 3 | 4 | -25% | $181,500 | $187,700 | -3.3% |
| Fenton | 1 | 0 | - | $166,000 | $0 | - |
| Como | 1 | 0 | - | $160,000 | $0 | - |
| Prophetstown | 2 | 5 | -60% | $135,500 | $107,000 | 26.6% |
| Fulton | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $120,000 | $125,000 | -4% |
| Morrison | 21 | 17 | 23.5% | $88,000 | $87,000 | 1.1% |
| Sterling | 23 | 25 | -8% | $83,000 | $91,000 | -8.8% |
| Rock Falls | 17 | 30 | -43.3% | $80,000 | $73,450 | 8.9% |
| Lyndon | 1 | 1 | 0% | $2,600 | $75,000 | -96.5% |
| Tampico | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $20,000 | -100% |
| Yeoward Addition | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $79,500 | -100% |
| Little Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Grimes Addition | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $80,000 | -100% |
| Douglas Park | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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