From January through June of 2021, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $78,000 - a 52.2% increase over the $51,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Mason City in the first half 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 first half of 2021.
The following table compares Mason 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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