In November 2021, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $364,000 - a 21.3% increase over the $300,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 31 homes sold in West Des Moines in November 2020.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,350, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for November 2021.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Dallas County cities in November 2021:
| City | Nov. 2021 Home Sales | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2021 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $402,500 | $338,250 | 19% |
| Urbandale | 18 | 21 | -14.3% | $384,812 | $391,111 | -1.6% |
| West Des Moines | 17 | 31 | -45.2% | $364,000 | $300,000 | 21.3% |
| Waukee | 23 | 33 | -30.3% | $299,000 | $271,000 | 10.3% |
| Adel | 12 | 10 | 20% | $258,750 | $314,500 | -17.7% |
| Granger | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $215,000 | $236,999 | -9.3% |
| Dallas Center | 3 | 5 | -40% | $200,000 | $125,000 | 60% |
| Van Meter | 3 | 1 | 200% | $160,000 | $209,000 | -23.4% |
| Woodward | 1 | 1 | 0% | $155,000 | $195,000 | -20.5% |
| Perry | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $125,000 | $99,000 | 26.3% |
| Redfield | 1 | 5 | -80% | $88,600 | $141,000 | -37.2% |
| Minburn | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $92,500 | -100% |
| De Soto | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $235,000 | -100% |
| Dexter | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $201,000 | -100% |
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