From January through June of 2019, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $83,750 - a 6.3% increase over the $78,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Mason City in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,453, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason City | 10 | 8 | 25% | $83,750 | $78,750 | 6.3% |
| San Jose | 1 | 2 | -50% | $74,500 | $11,338 | 557.1% |
| Manito | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $73,500 | $77,900 | -5.6% |
| Havana | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $72,000 | $74,500 | -3.4% |
| Easton | 1 | 0 | - | $66,900 | $0 | - |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 0% | $29,500 | $29,000 | 1.7% |
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 1 | 0% | $24,000 | $93,500 | -74.3% |
| Forest City | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $31,500 | -100% |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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