From April through June of 2021, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,000 - a 73.3% increase over the $45,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 11 homes sold in Mason City in the second quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Mason City for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,481, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Mason City to other Mason County cities in the second quarter of 2021:
| City | Apr. - June 2021 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 5 | 4 | 25% | $109,900 | $95,700 | 14.8% |
| Mason City | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $78,000 | $45,000 | 73.3% |
| Havana | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $65,000 | $64,750 | 0.4% |
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 2 | -50% | $62,500 | $62,000 | 0.8% |
| San Jose | 3 | 4 | -25% | $40,000 | $38,500 | 3.9% |
| Easton | 2 | 2 | 0% | $27,500 | $123,000 | -77.6% |
| Forest City | 1 | 1 | 0% | $13,000 | $73,000 | -82.2% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | - | $4,000 | $0 | - |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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