From July through December of 2018, there were 2,716 homes sold, with a median sale price of $133,500 - a 3.5% increase over the $129,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 2,612 homes sold in Des Moines in the second half of 2017.
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 second half of 2018.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 450 | 449 | 0.2% | $225,250 | $208,750 | 7.9% |
| Alleman | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $224,500 | $205,000 | 9.5% |
| Altoona | 242 | 287 | -15.7% | $210,000 | $197,500 | 6.3% |
| Urbandale | 369 | 378 | -2.4% | $210,000 | $204,250 | 2.8% |
| Runnells | 21 | 22 | -4.5% | $205,000 | $227,750 | -10% |
| Windsor Heights | 59 | 65 | -9.2% | $197,000 | $175,000 | 12.6% |
| Pleasant Hill | 137 | 156 | -12.2% | $196,000 | $201,750 | -2.9% |
| Elkhart | 10 | 22 | -54.5% | $186,000 | $179,450 | 3.7% |
| Mitchellville | 22 | 23 | -4.3% | $152,750 | $103,500 | 47.6% |
| Des Moines | 2,716 | 2,612 | 4% | $133,500 | $129,000 | 3.5% |
| Carlisle | 6 | 5 | 20% | $62,500 | $100,000 | -37.5% |
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