From January through June, there were 2,406 homes sold, with a median sale price of $171,250 - a 7.5 percent increase over the $159,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 2,450 homes sold in Des Moines in the first half of 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 the first half of 2022.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2022:
| City | January - June 2022 Home Sales | January - June 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | January - June 2022 Median Sales Price | January - June 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 87 | 80 | 8.8 | $269,900 | $247,000 | 9.3 |
| Pleasant Hill | 132 | 94 | 40.4 | $268,500 | $233,500 | 15 |
| Urbandale | 293 | 348 | -15.8 | $261,000 | $230,000 | 13.5 |
| West Des Moines | 397 | 466 | -14.8 | $260,000 | $241,000 | 7.9 |
| Elkhart | 13 | 13 | 0 | $258,000 | $190,000 | 35.8 |
| Windsor Heights | 70 | 63 | 11.1 | $240,750 | $215,000 | 12 |
| Runnells | 19 | 18 | 5.6 | $234,900 | $299,950 | -21.7 |
| Altoona | 189 | 217 | -12.9 | $232,500 | $250,000 | -7 |
| Mitchellville | 35 | 27 | 29.6 | $175,900 | $205,000 | -14.2 |
| Des Moines | 2,406 | 2,450 | -1.8 | $171,250 | $159,250 | 7.5 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 5 | -40 | $160,000 | $120,000 | 33.3 |
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