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The median sales price of a Ogle County home in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $138,500, based on data from the 182 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $3,297, which is 2.4% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 2.1 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Ogle County real estate data showed homeowners in Hillcrest, Leaf River, and Oregon paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Hillcrest with some other cities belonging to Ogle County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2022.
| City | Q4 2022 Sales | Q4 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | 4 | $94,500 | $3,142 | 3.3% |
| Leaf River | 3 | $60,000 | $1,907 | 3.2% |
| Oregon | 21 | $93,000 | $2,667 | 2.9% |
| Rochelle | 23 | $125,000 | $3,154 | 2.5% |
| Forreston | 8 | $86,000 | $2,093 | 2.4% |
| Stillman Valley | 6 | $159,000 | $3,841 | 2.4% |
| Davis Junction | 6 | $195,000 | $4,420 | 2.3% |
| Polo | 12 | $93,750 | $2,179 | 2.3% |
| Byron | 13 | $170,000 | $3,857 | 2.3% |
| Creston | 2 | $128,500 | $2,868 | 2.2% |
| Mount Morris | 23 | $122,500 | $2,297 | 1.9% |
| Grand Detour | 2 | $147,500 | $2,518 | 1.7% |
| Monroe Center | 4 | $191,250 | $2,906 | 1.5% |
| Lost Nation | 3 | $465,000 | $4,193 | 0.9% |
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