In April 2018, there were 88 homes sold, with a median sale price of $153,200 - a 9.8% decrease over the $169,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 81 homes sold in Marion in April 2017.
The median sales tax in Marion for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,255, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for April 2018.
The following table compares Marion 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robins | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $305,000 | $285,000 | 7% |
| Palo | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $215,000 | $214,500 | 0.2% |
| Lisbon | 5 | 5 | 0% | $187,000 | $59,184 | 216% |
| Mount Vernon | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $165,750 | $190,500 | -13% |
| 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% |
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