From January through June of 2018, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,750 - a 18.4% increase over the $66,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Mason City in the first half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,550, approximately 2% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2018.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the first half of 2018:
| City | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 0 | - | $93,500 | $0 | - |
| Mason City | 8 | 14 | -42.9% | $78,750 | $66,500 | 18.4% |
| Manito | 7 | 14 | -50% | $77,900 | $62,000 | 25.6% |
| Havana | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $74,500 | $62,000 | 20.2% |
| Forest City | 2 | 1 | 100% | $31,500 | $6,800 | 363.2% |
| Bath | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $29,000 | $9,500 | 205.3% |
| San Jose | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $11,338 | $55,000 | -79.4% |
| Easton | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $34,250 | -100% |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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