In April 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $122,500 - a 48.4% decrease over the $237,343 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Ely in April 2017.
The median sales tax in Ely for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,269, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for April 2018.
The following table compares Ely to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 7 | 4 | 75% | $155,000 | $223,634.50 | -30.7% |
| Marion | 88 | 81 | 8.6% | $153,200 | $169,900 | -9.8% |
| Cedar Rapids | 235 | 236 | -0.4% | $136,000 | $115,000 | 18.3% |
| Center Point | 6 | 10 | -40% | $134,000 | $172,750 | -22.4% |
| Springville | 1 | 5 | -80% | $127,000 | $31,036 | 309.2% |
| Ely | 3 | 4 | -25% | $122,500 | $237,342.50 | -48.4% |
| Hiawatha | 13 | 11 | 18.2% | $91,500 | $190,000 | -51.8% |
| Coggon | 3 | 1 | 200% | $87,500 | $86,554 | 1.1% |
| Central City | 1 | 4 | -75% | $69,900 | $62,450 | 11.9% |
| Walker | 2 | 0 | - | $63,000 | $0 | - |
| Alburnett | 2 | 0 | - | $49,000 | $0 | - |
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