From January through December of 2020, there were 22 homes sold, with a median sale price of $81,250 - a 7% increase over the $75,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Forrest in 2019.
The median sales tax in Forrest for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,404, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Forrest to other Livingston County cities in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight | 77 | 63 | 22.2% | $120,000 | $136,000 | -11.8% |
| Cornell | 13 | 10 | 30% | $98,000 | $75,000 | 30.7% |
| Fairbury | 65 | 40 | 62.5% | $98,000 | $106,250 | -7.8% |
| Pontiac | 153 | 148 | 3.4% | $94,000 | $79,950 | 17.6% |
| Odell | 20 | 21 | -4.8% | $92,500 | $95,000 | -2.6% |
| Forrest | 22 | 15 | 46.7% | $81,250 | $75,900 | 7% |
| Flanagan | 18 | 22 | -18.2% | $80,610.50 | $97,000 | -16.9% |
| Saunemin | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $56,500 | $62,500 | -9.6% |
| Streator | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $49,250 | $47,000 | 4.8% |
| Cullom | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $46,000 | $110,000 | -58.2% |
| Chatsworth | 5 | 5 | 0% | $33,000 | $60,000 | -45% |
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