From January through December of 2017, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $7,000 - a 78.5% decrease over the $32,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were four homes sold in Forest City in 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,054, approximately 15.1% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Forest 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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