Rockford Sun

In April, the median sale price of a home in Winnebago County rose by $23,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 15.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 309 homes sold in April, with a median sale price of $158,000 - a 17% increase over the $135,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 268 homes sold in Winnebago County in April 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Winnebago County, based on the latest available data from 2019, was $2,934, which stands at 1.9% of April's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Winnebago County from April 2023 to April 2024.