From July through September, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $165,000. There were six homes sold in Walker in the third quarter of 2021, and the median sales price for the period was also $165,000.
The median sales tax in Walker for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,293, approximately 1.4 percent of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2022.
The following table compares Walker to other Linn County cities with similar median sale prices in the third quarter of 2022:
| City | July - September 2022 Home Sales | July - September 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - September 2022 Median Sales Price | July - September 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | 25 | 9 | 177.8 | $262,000 | $190,000 | 37.9 |
| Hiawatha | 34 | 41 | -17.1 | $240,000 | $205,000 | 17.1 |
| Marion | 232 | 316 | -26.6 | $230,550 | $204,750 | 12.6 |
| Center Point | 11 | 25 | -56 | $229,900 | $242,000 | -5 |
| Springville | 7 | 16 | -56.3 | $215,000 | $173,250 | 24.1 |
| Central City | 9 | 11 | -18.2 | $199,900 | $125,000 | 59.9 |
| Cedar Rapids | 596 | 859 | -30.6 | $167,000 | $156,500 | 6.7 |
| Walker | 11 | 6 | 83.3 | $165,000 | $165,000 | 0 |
| Coggon | 5 | 8 | -37.5 | $138,000 | $157,250 | -12.2 |
| Palo | 10 | 11 | -9.1 | $133,500 | $266,000 | -49.8 |
| Alburnett | 4 | 7 | -42.9 | $132,500 | $182,000 | -27.2 |
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