From January through December of 2017, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $63,000 - a 1.6% increase over the $62,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 41 homes sold in Mason City in 2016.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,550, approximately 2.5% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $70,000 | $25,500 | 174.5% |
| Manito | 23 | 23 | 0% | $69,900 | $78,000 | -10.4% |
| Mason City | 25 | 41 | -39% | $63,000 | $62,000 | 1.6% |
| Havana | 31 | 35 | -11.4% | $60,000 | $52,000 | 15.4% |
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 1 | 0% | $44,000 | $14,425 | 205% |
| Easton | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $34,250 | $27,000 | 26.9% |
| Bath | 4 | 1 | 300% | $19,750 | $19,000 | 3.9% |
| Forest City | 3 | 4 | -25% | $7,000 | $32,500 | -78.5% |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $26,500 | -100% |
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