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In April 2021, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $295,000 - a 8.9% increase over the $271,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in Johnston in April 2020.
The median sales tax in Johnston for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,698, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for April 2021.
The following table compares Johnston to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 3 | 3 | 0% | $449,000 | $243,000 | 84.8% |
| Grimes | 15 | 31 | -51.6% | $350,370 | $237,950 | 47.2% |
| Granger | 1 | 4 | -75% | $309,900 | $315,110 | -1.7% |
| Johnston | 17 | 30 | -43.3% | $295,000 | $271,000 | 8.9% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $275,000 | $196,000 | 40.3% |
| Clive | 10 | 10 | 0% | $262,500 | $223,925 | 17.2% |
| Altoona | 26 | 39 | -33.3% | $242,215 | $235,000 | 3.1% |
| Urbandale | 35 | 41 | -14.6% | $240,000 | $206,000 | 16.5% |
| West Des Moines | 44 | 54 | -18.5% | $231,750 | $228,250 | 1.5% |
| Ankeny | 82 | 134 | -38.8% | $231,750 | $242,425 | -4.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $229,250 | $194,800 | 17.7% |
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