In December 2020, there were 202 homes sold, with a median sale price of $147,750 - a 0.8% decrease over the $149,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 181 homes sold in Cedar Rapids in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Cedar Rapids for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,561, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Cedar Rapids to other Linn County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $232,000 | $226,750 | 2.3% |
| Mount Vernon | 8 | 4 | 100% | $226,000 | $220,750 | 2.4% |
| Lisbon | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $225,000 | $139,500 | 61.3% |
| Walker | 2 | 1 | 100% | $218,700 | $150,000 | 45.8% |
| Center Point | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $203,000 | $222,500 | -8.8% |
| Marion | 68 | 72 | -5.6% | $191,000 | $163,250 | 17% |
| Springville | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $168,000 | $40,000 | 320% |
| Ely | 5 | 5 | 0% | $165,000 | $210,000 | -21.4% |
| Central City | 3 | 4 | -25% | $150,000 | $127,500 | 17.6% |
| Cedar Rapids | 202 | 181 | 11.6% | $147,750 | $149,000 | -0.8% |
| Coggon | 3 | 2 | 50% | $82,500 | $84,500 | -2.4% |
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