In May, there were 442 homes sold, with a median sale price of $180,000 - an 11.3 percent increase over the $161,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 456 homes sold in Des Moines in May 2021.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.4 percent of the median home sale price for May.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in May:
| City | May 2022 Home Sales | May 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2022 Median Sales Price | May 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 32 | 58 | -44.8 | $291,750 | $260,000 | 12.2 |
| Runnells | 4 | 5 | -20 | $279,950 | $249,000 | 12.4 |
| Bondurant | 16 | 11 | 45.5 | $277,500 | $275,000 | 0.9 |
| Pleasant Hill | 28 | 18 | 55.6 | $274,500 | $250,000 | 9.8 |
| West Des Moines | 100 | 79 | 26.6 | $269,000 | $258,000 | 4.3 |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 12 | 16.7 | $260,000 | $198,750 | 30.8 |
| Elkhart | 3 | 1 | 200 | $258,000 | $152,000 | 69.7 |
| Urbandale | 52 | 59 | -11.9 | $225,000 | $230,920 | -2.6 |
| Altoona | 30 | 41 | -26.8 | $215,000 | $255,000 | -15.7 |
| Des Moines | 442 | 456 | -3.1 | $180,000 | $161,750 | 11.3 |
| Mitchellville | 10 | 6 | 66.7 | $173,450 | $325,250 | -46.7 |
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