From April through June of 2018, there were 310 homes sold, with a median sale price of $167,700 - a 4.1% decrease over the $174,800 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 342 homes sold in Marion in the second quarter of 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 the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Marion to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robins | 20 | 19 | 5.3% | $247,000 | $270,000 | -8.5% |
| Ely | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $209,586 | $239,900 | -12.6% |
| Palo | 12 | 20 | -40% | $203,750 | $180,750 | 12.7% |
| Bertram | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $189,950 | $499,490 | -62% |
| Mount Vernon | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $178,500 | $167,250 | 6.7% |
| Marion | 310 | 342 | -9.4% | $167,700 | $174,800 | -4.1% |
| Hiawatha | 36 | 35 | 2.9% | $166,250 | $190,000 | -12.5% |
| Springville | 6 | 16 | -62.5% | $152,500 | $129,000 | 18.2% |
| Fairfax | 21 | 22 | -4.5% | $148,000 | $170,750 | -13.3% |
| Lisbon | 19 | 20 | -5% | $139,900 | $162,450 | -13.9% |
| Cedar Rapids | 885 | 813 | 8.9% | $138,000 | $120,000 | 15% |
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