In August 2018, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $92,000 - a 59.7% decrease over the $228,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in Palo in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Palo for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,969, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Palo to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | 1 | 1 | 0% | $220,000 | $158,066 | 39.2% |
| Robins | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $219,900 | $357,500 | -38.5% |
| Lisbon | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $197,000 | $132,500 | 48.7% |
| Marion | 110 | 89 | 23.6% | $182,550 | $178,000 | 2.6% |
| Hiawatha | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $175,750 | $126,000 | 39.5% |
| Center Point | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $167,000 | $193,500 | -13.7% |
| Cedar Rapids | 302 | 220 | 37.3% | $140,950 | $128,000 | 10.1% |
| Coggon | 1 | 1 | 0% | $134,000 | $10,000 | 1240% |
| Springville | 3 | 3 | 0% | $133,000 | $145,000 | -8.3% |
| Palo | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $92,000 | $228,450 | -59.7% |
| Central City | 5 | 4 | 25% | $90,000 | $51,050.50 | 76.3% |
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