From July through September of 2019, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $135,200 - a 270.4% increase over the $36,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Rapids City in the third quarter of 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Rapids City for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,004, approximately 2.2% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Rapids City to other Rock Island County cities in the third quarter of 2019:
| City | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Valley | 3 | 2 | 50% | $225,000 | $162,500 | 38.5% |
| Port Byron | 4 | 2 | 100% | $191,500 | $247,450 | -22.6% |
| Hampton | 1 | 4 | -75% | $185,000 | $174,000 | 6.3% |
| Illinois City | 1 | 0 | - | $159,900 | $0 | - |
| Rapids City | 2 | 2 | 0% | $135,200 | $36,500 | 270.4% |
| Silvis | 9 | 10 | -10% | $130,800 | $113,000 | 15.8% |
| Moline | 47 | 45 | 4.4% | $117,000 | $112,500 | 4% |
| Milan | 14 | 10 | 40% | $108,475 | $133,450 | -18.7% |
| East Moline | 40 | 41 | -2.4% | $99,750 | $115,000 | -13.3% |
| Fruitland | 1 | 1 | 0% | $99,000 | $148,500 | -33.3% |
| Rock Island | 38 | 27 | 40.7% | $97,500 | $86,500 | 12.7% |
| Hillsdale | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Edgington | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Taylor Ridge | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $227,500 | -100% |
| Andalusia | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Cordova | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $128,000 | -100% |
| Reynolds | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $65,000 | -100% |
| Coyne Center | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Carbon Cliff | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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