From January through March of 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $90,000 - a 80% increase over the $50,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Mason City in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,549.90, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason City | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $90,000 | $50,000 | 80% |
| San Jose | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $65,000 | $65,000 | 0% |
| Havana | 4 | 8 | -50% | $61,250 | $55,500 | 10.4% |
| Manito | 6 | 4 | 50% | $58,500 | $72,250 | -19% |
| Easton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $38,500 | $27,000 | 42.6% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | - | $30,000 | $0 | - |
| Forest City | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Goofy Ridge | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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