From January through December of 2021, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $75,000 - a 7.7% decrease over the $81,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 22 homes sold in Forrest in 2020.
The median sales tax in Forrest for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,404, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Forrest to other Livingston County cities 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | 4 | 5 | -20% | $125,950 | $33,000 | 281.7% |
| Dwight | 91 | 77 | 18.2% | $125,000 | $120,000 | 4.2% |
| Fairbury | 53 | 65 | -18.5% | $125,000 | $98,000 | 27.6% |
| Cornell | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $101,950 | $98,000 | 4% |
| Odell | 23 | 20 | 15% | $100,100 | $92,500 | 8.2% |
| Pontiac | 196 | 153 | 28.1% | $88,450 | $94,000 | -5.9% |
| Flanagan | 41 | 18 | 127.8% | $83,500 | $80,610.50 | 3.6% |
| Streator | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $83,000 | $49,250 | 68.5% |
| Forrest | 23 | 22 | 4.5% | $75,000 | $81,250 | -7.7% |
| Cullom | 7 | 10 | -30% | $62,000 | $46,000 | 34.8% |
| Saunemin | 12 | 8 | 50% | $50,200 | $56,500 | -11.2% |
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