In April, there were 414 homes sold, with a median sale price of $168,250 - a 2 percent increase over the $165,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 409 homes sold in Des Moines in April 2021.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.5 percent of the median home sale price for April.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in April:
| City | April 2022 Home Sales | April 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | April 2022 Median Sales Price | April 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 14 | 19 | -26.3 | $303,000 | $268,000 | 13.1 |
| Runnells | 4 | 3 | 33.3 | $282,250 | $449,000 | -37.1 |
| Ankeny | 113 | 141 | -19.9 | $280,000 | $245,000 | 14.3 |
| Urbandale | 53 | 58 | -8.6 | $280,000 | $240,000 | 16.7 |
| Bondurant | 16 | 16 | 0 | $277,450 | $239,250 | 16 |
| West Des Moines | 54 | 75 | -28 | $270,500 | $240,000 | 12.7 |
| Altoona | 37 | 40 | -7.5 | $268,500 | $232,415 | 15.5 |
| Pleasant Hill | 23 | 8 | 187.5 | $260,000 | $244,000 | 6.6 |
| Windsor Heights | 10 | 16 | -37.5 | $230,000 | $226,750 | 1.4 |
| Des Moines | 414 | 409 | 1.2 | $168,250 | $165,000 | 2 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 0 | $61,000 | $120,000 | -49.2 |
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