In February 2022, there were 292 homes sold, with a median sale price of $158,500 - a 11% increase over the $142,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 315 homes sold in Des Moines in February 2021.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,488, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for February 2022.
The following table compares Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in February 2022:
| City | Feb. 2022 Home Sales | Feb. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2022 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $260,000 | $251,000 | 3.6% |
| Polk City | 9 | 10 | -10% | $249,900 | $293,500 | -14.9% |
| Bondurant | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $242,900 | $234,750 | 3.5% |
| West Des Moines | 36 | 57 | -36.8% | $228,250 | $227,000 | 0.6% |
| Urbandale | 43 | 39 | 10.3% | $225,000 | $210,000 | 7.1% |
| Pleasant Hill | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $222,500 | $245,000 | -9.2% |
| Saylorville | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $207,500 | $240,000 | -13.5% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 0 | - | $182,450 | $0 | - |
| Runnells | 2 | 0 | - | $177,500 | $0 | - |
| Des Moines | 292 | 315 | -7.3% | $158,500 | $142,750 | 11% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 1 | 100% | $66,000 | $177,000 | -62.7% |
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