In January 2021, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $157,100 - a 3.6% decrease over the $163,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 52 homes sold in Marion in January 2020.
The median sales tax in Marion for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,258, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for January 2021.
The following table compares Marion to other Linn County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robins | 2 | 5 | -60% | $335,450 | $185,000 | 81.3% |
| Fairfax | 4 | 2 | 100% | $327,099.50 | $209,637.50 | 56% |
| Hiawatha | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $237,000 | $104,000 | 127.9% |
| Lisbon | 4 | 2 | 100% | $210,000 | $96,450 | 117.7% |
| Center Point | 3 | 1 | 200% | $192,000 | $242,000 | -20.7% |
| Walker | 2 | 1 | 100% | $175,450.50 | $51,000 | 244% |
| Marion | 43 | 52 | -17.3% | $157,100 | $163,000 | -3.6% |
| Mount Vernon | 4 | 2 | 100% | $154,450 | $165,000 | -6.4% |
| Cedar Rapids | 153 | 174 | -12.1% | $142,500 | $135,000 | 5.6% |
| Coggon | 1 | 0 | - | $115,000 | $0 | - |
| Central City | 2 | 4 | -50% | $106,250 | $144,750 | -26.6% |
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