In July 2021, there were 497 homes sold, with a median sale price of $175,000 - a 14% increase over the $153,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 462 homes sold in Des Moines in July 2020.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for July 2021.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in July 2021:
| City | July 2021 Home Sales | July 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2021 Median Sales Price | July 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 90 | 105 | -14.3% | $272,000 | $234,900 | 15.8% |
| Pleasant Hill | 30 | 26 | 15.4% | $269,500 | $220,000 | 22.5% |
| Urbandale | 63 | 61 | 3.3% | $254,900 | $231,000 | 10.3% |
| Saylorville | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $241,000 | $326,470 | -26.2% |
| Altoona | 39 | 50 | -22% | $235,000 | $242,250 | -3% |
| Bondurant | 26 | 27 | -3.7% | $228,750 | $242,500 | -5.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 13 | 13 | 0% | $219,900 | $190,000 | 15.7% |
| Des Moines | 497 | 462 | 7.6% | $175,000 | $153,500 | 14% |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 100% | $163,000 | $95,000 | 71.6% |
| Runnells | 3 | 2 | 50% | $150,000 | $79,300 | 89.2% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 8 | -50% | $125,500 | $182,500 | -31.2% |
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