From July through September of 2020, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $87,500 - a 1.7% increase over the $86,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in Mason City in the third quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,481, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2020.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the third quarter of 2020:
| City | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason City | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $87,500 | $86,000 | 1.7% |
| Manito | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $79,500 | $50,000 | 59% |
| Easton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $71,250 | $59,000 | 20.8% |
| Havana | 13 | 10 | 30% | $60,000 | $65,000 | -7.7% |
| Kilbourne | 1 | 0 | - | $55,250 | $0 | - |
| Forest City | 1 | 0 | - | $52,000 | $0 | - |
| San Jose | 1 | 2 | -50% | $30,000 | $87,500 | -65.7% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | - | $27,000 | $0 | - |
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 0 | - | $21,000 | $0 | - |
Alerts Sign-up