In April 2021, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $289,922 - a 100% increase over the $144,960 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Palo in April 2020.
The median sales tax in Palo for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,969, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for April 2021.
The following table compares Palo to other Linn County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robins | 4 | 2 | 100% | $480,000 | $439,075 | 9.3% |
| Walford | 1 | 0 | - | $365,000 | $0 | - |
| Palo | 7 | 2 | 250% | $289,922 | $144,960 | 100% |
| Mount Vernon | 5 | 0 | - | $269,000 | $0 | - |
| Center Point | 6 | 2 | 200% | $252,200 | $199,750 | 26.3% |
| Hiawatha | 12 | 2 | 500% | $225,000 | $147,750 | 52.3% |
| Fairfax | 2 | 2 | 0% | $207,950 | $240,000 | -13.4% |
| Marion | 49 | 43 | 14% | $167,000 | $184,500 | -9.5% |
| Cedar Rapids | 224 | 182 | 23.1% | $155,000 | $153,000 | 1.3% |
| Springville | 4 | 0 | - | $152,500 | $0 | - |
| Ely | 1 | 4 | -75% | $106,500 | $170,000 | -37.4% |
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