From January through June of 2019, there were 40 homes sold, with a median sale price of $157,300 - a 6.2% decrease over the $167,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 56 homes sold in Cortland in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Cortland for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $5,250, approximately 3.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Cortland to other DeKalb County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 22 | 13 | 69.2% | $185,800 | $156,950 | 18.4% |
| Sycamore | 163 | 210 | -22.4% | $175,000 | $169,180 | 3.4% |
| Kirkland | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $175,000 | $130,000 | 34.6% |
| Genoa | 42 | 78 | -46.2% | $167,500 | $156,500 | 7% |
| Somonauk | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $158,450 | $154,800 | 2.4% |
| Cortland | 40 | 56 | -28.6% | $157,300 | $167,750 | -6.2% |
| Shabbona | 9 | 9 | 0% | $157,000 | $134,000 | 17.2% |
| Waterman | 12 | 14 | -14.3% | $156,950 | $135,250 | 16% |
| Malta | 14 | 10 | 40% | $147,750 | $98,622 | 49.8% |
| DeKalb | 193 | 284 | -32% | $135,000 | $134,950 | 0% |
| Sandwich | 48 | 71 | -32.4% | $108,100 | $165,000 | -34.5% |
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