From July through September of 2017, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $68,500 - a 21.2% decrease over the $86,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Mason City in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,549.90, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1 | 2 | -50% | $120,000 | $14,250 | 742.1% |
| Manito | 6 | 10 | -40% | $78,950 | $111,000 | -28.9% |
| Mason City | 5 | 9 | -44.4% | $68,500 | $86,900 | -21.2% |
| Havana | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $55,450 | $56,900 | -2.5% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | - | $43,500 | $0 | - |
| Forest City | 2 | 1 | 100% | $13,500 | $70,000 | -80.7% |
| Easton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $27,000 | -100% |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Goofy Ridge | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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