In August 2018, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $293,000 - a 159.1% increase over the $113,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Fairfax in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Fairfax for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,172, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Fairfax 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram | 1 | 0 | - | $382,000 | $0 | - |
| Ely | 3 | 4 | -25% | $322,000 | $216,500 | 48.7% |
| Fairfax | 12 | 2 | 500% | $293,000 | $113,100 | 159.1% |
| Mount Vernon | 3 | 9 | -66.7% | $239,950 | $234,000 | 2.5% |
| 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% |
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