From July through December of 2017, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $116,000 - a 23.2% decrease over the $151,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in Poplar Grove in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Poplar Grove for 2017 was $4,593. In 2016, the median sales tax was $4,301. This marks an increase of 6.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 4%.
The following table compares Poplar Grove to other Boone County cities in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loves Park | 20 | 24 | -16.7% | $229,250 | $232,750 | -1.5% |
| Timberlane | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $162,000 | $245,000 | -33.9% |
| Caledonia | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $140,000 | $118,500 | 18.1% |
| Poplar Grove | 43 | 45 | -4.4% | $116,000 | $151,000 | -23.2% |
| Belvidere | 213 | 194 | 9.8% | $115,000 | $119,500 | -3.8% |
| Candlewick Lake | 57 | 52 | 9.6% | $114,000 | $118,000 | -3.4% |
| Capron | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $45,000 | $95,000 | -52.6% |
| Garden Prairie | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $60,000 | -100% |
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