From July through December of 2018, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $63,250 - a 368.5% increase over the $13,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forest City in the second half of 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in Forest City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,054, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Forest City to other Mason County cities in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $84,900 | $74,000 | 14.7% |
| Mason City | 13 | 11 | 18.2% | $72,500 | $60,000 | 20.8% |
| Forest City | 2 | 2 | 0% | $63,250 | $13,500 | 368.5% |
| Easton | 4 | 2 | 100% | $49,510 | $50,000 | -1% |
| Havana | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $41,500 | $59,950 | -30.8% |
| San Jose | 2 | 1 | 100% | $35,000 | $120,000 | -70.8% |
| Kilbourne | 1 | 0 | - | $25,000 | $0 | - |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 0% | $22,500 | $43,500 | -48.3% |
| Goofy Ridge | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $44,000 | -100% |
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