In May 2021, there were 398 homes sold, with a median sale price of $164,400 - a 7.6% increase over the $152,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 366 homes sold in Des Moines in May 2020.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for May 2021.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2021:
| City | May 2021 Home Sales | May 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2021 Median Sales Price | May 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes | 28 | 39 | -28.2% | $273,300 | $244,900 | 11.6% |
| Runnells | 4 | 2 | 100% | $266,950 | $188,250 | 41.8% |
| Johnston | 47 | 30 | 56.7% | $260,000 | $276,785 | -6.1% |
| West Des Moines | 74 | 69 | 7.2% | $259,805 | $233,000 | 11.5% |
| Ankeny | 150 | 143 | 4.9% | $255,000 | $255,000 | 0% |
| Altoona | 34 | 34 | 0% | $255,000 | $214,500 | 18.9% |
| Urbandale | 54 | 52 | 3.8% | $226,000 | $223,075 | 1.3% |
| Saylorville | 3 | 6 | -50% | $205,000 | $264,000 | -22.3% |
| Windsor Heights | 10 | 8 | 25% | $196,250 | $232,950 | -15.8% |
| Des Moines | 398 | 366 | 8.7% | $164,400 | $152,750 | 7.6% |
| Elkhart | 1 | 5 | -80% | $152,000 | $222,000 | -31.5% |
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