From January through March of 2019, there were 846 homes sold, with a median sale price of $128,250 - a 3.4% increase over the $124,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 917 homes sold in Des Moines in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart | 3 | 5 | -40% | $221,900 | $263,150 | -15.7% |
| Pleasant Hill | 42 | 41 | 2.4% | $218,750 | $235,000 | -6.9% |
| Altoona | 54 | 97 | -44.3% | $217,000 | $217,000 | 0% |
| Bondurant | 44 | 53 | -17% | $213,800 | $229,000 | -6.6% |
| West Des Moines | 139 | 153 | -9.2% | $210,000 | $196,000 | 7.1% |
| Windsor Heights | 29 | 19 | 52.6% | $194,000 | $170,000 | 14.1% |
| Polk City | 30 | 33 | -9.1% | $193,500 | $245,000 | -21% |
| Mitchellville | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $161,250 | $135,000 | 19.4% |
| Des Moines | 846 | 917 | -7.7% | $128,250 | $124,000 | 3.4% |
| Alleman | 1 | 2 | -50% | $65,000 | $154,500 | -57.9% |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | - | $56,000 | $0 | - |
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