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From January through June of 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $38,950 - a 38.4% decrease over the $63,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Forest City in the first half of 2020, as well.
The median sales tax in Forest City for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $909, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2021.
The following table compares Forest City to other Mason County cities in the first half of 2021:
| City | Jan. - June 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 9 | 6 | 50% | $85,000 | $95,700 | -11.2% |
| Mason City | 21 | 16 | 31.3% | $78,000 | $51,250 | 52.2% |
| San Jose | 7 | 5 | 40% | $75,000 | $40,000 | 87.5% |
| Havana | 19 | 22 | -13.6% | $65,000 | $68,250 | -4.8% |
| Goofy Ridge | 1 | 2 | -50% | $62,500 | $62,000 | 0.8% |
| Forest City | 2 | 2 | 0% | $38,950 | $63,250 | -38.4% |
| Easton | 2 | 4 | -50% | $27,500 | $54,950 | -50% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | - | $4,000 | $0 | - |
| Kilbourne | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $67,500 | -100% |
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