In November 2018, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $169,900 - a 12.9% increase over the $150,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 86 homes sold in Marion in November 2017.
The median sales tax in Marion for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,255, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for November 2018.
The following table compares Marion to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in November 2018:
| City | Nov. 2018 Home Sales | Nov. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2018 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 5 | 5 | 0% | $265,000 | $226,000 | 17.3% |
| Robins | 6 | 6 | 0% | $264,750 | $371,000 | -28.6% |
| Ely | 10 | 3 | 233.3% | $246,500 | $115,900 | 112.7% |
| Mount Vernon | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $243,000 | $250,000 | -2.8% |
| Center Point | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $200,000 | $195,000 | 2.6% |
| Marion | 81 | 86 | -5.8% | $169,900 | $150,500 | 12.9% |
| Springville | 5 | 4 | 25% | $145,000 | $130,500 | 11.1% |
| Alburnett | 1 | 1 | 0% | $140,000 | $277,500 | -49.5% |
| Central City | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $139,000 | $79,500 | 74.8% |
| Palo | 6 | 5 | 20% | $136,250 | $186,796 | -27.1% |
| Cedar Rapids | 227 | 246 | -7.7% | $129,900 | $139,500 | -6.9% |
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