In August 2021, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $106,500 - a 23.1% decrease over the $138,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Central City in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Central City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,207, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Central City to other Linn County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | $268,975 | $154,500 | 74.1% |
| Walker | 2 | 2 | 0% | $245,509 | $102,750 | 138.9% |
| Marion | 120 | 76 | 57.9% | $235,000 | $195,300 | 20.3% |
| Palo | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $234,500 | $196,000 | 19.6% |
| Alburnett | 3 | 2 | 50% | $232,500 | $44,400 | 423.6% |
| Lisbon | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $188,000 | $135,500 | 38.7% |
| Springville | 8 | 1 | 700% | $180,000 | $107,509 | 67.4% |
| Cedar Rapids | 208 | 183 | 13.7% | $164,000 | $146,800 | 11.7% |
| Coggon | 3 | 0 | - | $140,000 | $0 | - |
| Central City | 3 | 4 | -25% | $106,500 | $138,500 | -23.1% |
| Bertram | 1 | 0 | - | $25,000 | $0 | - |
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