The median sale price of a home sold in January 2020 in Fairfax rose by $5,138 while total sales decreased by 60%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In January 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $209,638 - a 2.5% increase over the $204,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Fairfax in January 2019.
The median sales tax in Fairfax for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,172, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for January 2020.
The following table compares Fairfax to other Linn County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2020:
| City | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $254,750 | $215,000 | 18.5% |
| Center Point | 1 | 4 | -75% | $242,000 | $107,500 | 125.1% |
| Fairfax | 2 | 5 | -60% | $209,637.50 | $204,500 | 2.5% |
| Springville | 2 | 2 | 0% | $193,000 | $287,500 | -32.9% |
| Robins | 5 | 2 | 150% | $185,000 | $322,000 | -42.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $165,000 | $232,000 | -28.9% |
| Marion | 51 | 52 | -1.9% | $164,000 | $169,750 | -3.4% |
| Central City | 4 | 1 | 300% | $144,750 | $65,700 | 120.3% |
| Cedar Rapids | 171 | 155 | 10.3% | $135,000 | $120,000 | 12.5% |
| Ely | 1 | 5 | -80% | $117,000 | $285,000 | -58.9% |
| Hiawatha | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $104,000 | $122,413.50 | -15% |
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