In March 2020, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $177,500 - a 5.1% decrease over the $187,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Mount Vernon in March 2019.
The median sales tax in Mount Vernon for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,654, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Mount Vernon to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | 2 | 2 | 0% | $456,750 | $126,750 | 260.4% |
| Robins | 4 | 2 | 100% | $432,500 | $427,000 | 1.3% |
| Bertram | 1 | 0 | - | $242,000 | $0 | - |
| Central City | 2 | 1 | 100% | $231,161.50 | $60,000 | 285.3% |
| Marion | 55 | 61 | -9.8% | $207,500 | $168,000 | 23.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 8 | 5 | 60% | $177,500 | $187,000 | -5.1% |
| Palo | 8 | 1 | 700% | $173,260.50 | $269,000 | -35.6% |
| Cedar Rapids | 179 | 180 | -0.6% | $146,500 | $135,750 | 7.9% |
| Ely | 6 | 4 | 50% | $131,500 | $296,500 | -55.6% |
| Hiawatha | 10 | 4 | 150% | $131,250 | $221,750 | -40.8% |
| Fairfax | 1 | 5 | -80% | $125,000 | $295,000 | -57.6% |
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