From April through June of 2018, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $209,586 - a 12.6% decrease over the $239,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 19 homes sold in Ely in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Ely for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,269, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Ely 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walford | 2 | 4 | -50% | $264,950 | $254,450 | 4.1% |
| 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% |
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