In October 2019, there were 209 homes sold, with a median sale price of $141,500 - a 5% decrease over the $149,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 229 homes sold in Cedar Rapids in October 2018.
The median sales tax in Cedar Rapids for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,557, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for October 2019.
The following table compares Cedar Rapids to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2019:
| City | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $194,000 | $269,900 | -28.1% |
| Center Point | 9 | 4 | 125% | $190,000 | $148,200 | 28.2% |
| Hiawatha | 13 | 12 | 8.3% | $185,000 | $198,500 | -6.8% |
| Marion | 66 | 106 | -37.7% | $183,900 | $150,950 | 21.8% |
| Central City | 2 | 5 | -60% | $162,500 | $131,400 | 23.7% |
| Lisbon | 6 | 2 | 200% | $159,500 | $90,497.50 | 76.2% |
| Walker | 5 | 2 | 150% | $157,500 | $121,950 | 29.2% |
| Cedar Rapids | 209 | 229 | -8.7% | $141,500 | $149,000 | -5% |
| Coggon | 3 | 2 | 50% | $135,000 | $118,500 | 13.9% |
| Springville | 1 | 4 | -75% | $124,950 | $80,250 | 55.7% |
| Alburnett | 1 | 5 | -80% | $44,900 | $183,000 | -75.5% |
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