In July 2018, there were 261 homes sold, with a median sale price of $147,000 - a 19.6% increase over the $122,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 189 homes sold in Cedar Rapids in July 2017.
The median sales tax in Cedar Rapids for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,557, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for July 2018.
The following table compares Cedar Rapids to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central City | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $197,450 | $103,000 | 91.7% |
| Fairfax | 11 | 5 | 120% | $181,500 | $175,000 | 3.7% |
| Marion | 99 | 59 | 67.8% | $175,000 | $142,000 | 23.2% |
| Mount Vernon | 10 | 4 | 150% | $165,000 | $225,950 | -27% |
| Center Point | 6 | 5 | 20% | $162,000 | $195,000 | -16.9% |
| Alburnett | 1 | 1 | 0% | $155,000 | $86,000 | 80.2% |
| Cedar Rapids | 261 | 189 | 38.1% | $147,000 | $122,900 | 19.6% |
| Coggon | 3 | 2 | 50% | $135,000 | $133,200 | 1.4% |
| Hiawatha | 8 | 8 | 0% | $105,450 | $114,000 | -7.5% |
| Walker | 2 | 1 | 100% | $92,070 | $18,600 | 395% |
| Lisbon | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $75,500 | $202,000 | -62.6% |
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