In June 2020, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $195,001 - a 25.7% decrease over the $262,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Fairfax in June 2019.
The median sales tax in Fairfax for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,172, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for June 2020.
The following table compares Fairfax to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2020:
| City | June 2020 Home Sales | June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2020 Median Sales Price | June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 4 | 8 | -50% | $269,950 | $241,822.50 | 11.6% |
| Central City | 3 | 3 | 0% | $245,000 | $145,000 | 69% |
| Palo | 6 | 3 | 100% | $229,750 | $261,000 | -12% |
| Marion | 86 | 114 | -24.6% | $214,475 | $185,500 | 15.6% |
| Center Point | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $206,700 | $158,250 | 30.6% |
| Fairfax | 11 | 4 | 175% | $195,001 | $262,450 | -25.7% |
| Cedar Rapids | 199 | 331 | -39.9% | $149,000 | $145,500 | 2.4% |
| Lisbon | 3 | 5 | -40% | $134,500 | $220,000 | -38.9% |
| Hiawatha | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $110,000 | $98,000 | 12.2% |
| Bertram | 1 | 0 | - | $100,000 | $0 | - |
| Springville | 3 | 4 | -25% | $95,000 | $119,950 | -20.8% |
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