From January through June of 2020, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $51,250 - a 38.8% decrease over the $83,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Mason City in the first half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,481, approximately 2.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 6 | 6 | 0% | $95,700 | $73,500 | 30.2% |
| Havana | 22 | 13 | 69.2% | $68,250 | $72,000 | -5.2% |
| Kilbourne | 1 | 0 | - | $67,500 | $0 | - |
| Forest City | 2 | 0 | - | $63,250 | $0 | - |
| Goofy Ridge | 2 | 1 | 100% | $62,000 | $24,000 | 158.3% |
| Easton | 4 | 1 | 300% | $54,950 | $66,900 | -17.9% |
| Mason City | 16 | 10 | 60% | $51,250 | $83,750 | -38.8% |
| San Jose | 5 | 1 | 400% | $40,000 | $74,500 | -46.3% |
| Bath | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $29,500 | -100% |
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