In January 2020, there were 279 homes sold, with a median sale price of $131,500 - a 7.1% increase over the $122,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 294 homes sold in Des Moines in January 2019.
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 January 2020.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | 61 | 86 | -29.1% | $223,500 | $231,045 | -3.3% |
| Pleasant Hill | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | $222,000 | $220,000 | 0.9% |
| West Des Moines | 50 | 37 | 35.1% | $220,500 | $210,000 | 5% |
| Runnells | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $213,500 | $207,000 | 3.1% |
| Altoona | 23 | 16 | 43.8% | $212,000 | $221,000 | -4.1% |
| Bondurant | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $193,000 | $175,000 | 10.3% |
| Windsor Heights | 3 | 11 | -72.7% | $192,500 | $219,000 | -12.1% |
| Mitchellville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $168,000 | $161,250 | 4.2% |
| Elkhart | 1 | 1 | 0% | $159,900 | $163,000 | -1.9% |
| Des Moines | 279 | 294 | -5.1% | $131,500 | $122,750 | 7.1% |
| Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 200% | $44,550 | $56,000 | -20.4% |
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