From October through December of 2019, there were 214 homes sold, with a median sale price of $174,000 - a 8.8% increase over the $159,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 249 homes sold in Marion in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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 fourth quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Marion to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2019:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 15 | 23 | -34.8% | $233,000 | $236,000 | -1.3% |
| Center Point | 24 | 16 | 50% | $210,000 | $184,750 | 13.7% |
| Mount Vernon | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $208,250 | $178,750 | 16.5% |
| Hiawatha | 33 | 23 | 43.5% | $178,723 | $162,500 | 10% |
| Walford | 2 | 0 | - | $174,850 | $0 | - |
| Marion | 214 | 249 | -14.1% | $174,000 | $159,900 | 8.8% |
| Lisbon | 17 | 6 | 183.3% | $159,000 | $136,500 | 16.5% |
| Walker | 7 | 4 | 75% | $150,000 | $114,950 | 30.5% |
| Cedar Rapids | 581 | 642 | -9.5% | $146,000 | $135,000 | 8.1% |
| Coggon | 7 | 4 | 75% | $135,000 | $105,500 | 28% |
| Central City | 8 | 11 | -27.3% | $127,500 | $131,400 | -3% |
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