In March 2022, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $239,500 - a 6.4% increase over the $225,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 77 homes sold in Urbandale in March 2021.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,646, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for March 2022.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in March 2022:
| City | Mar. 2022 Home Sales | Mar. 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2022 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 18 | 10 | 80% | $303,875 | $234,000 | 29.9% |
| Polk City | 13 | 13 | 0% | $295,000 | $305,000 | -3.3% |
| Ankeny | 121 | 127 | -4.7% | $281,300 | $252,000 | 11.6% |
| Pleasant Hill | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $267,000 | $185,000 | 44.3% |
| West Des Moines | 56 | 83 | -32.5% | $247,450 | $232,000 | 6.7% |
| Urbandale | 41 | 77 | -46.8% | $239,500 | $225,000 | 6.4% |
| Altoona | 26 | 29 | -10.3% | $227,500 | $225,000 | 1.1% |
| Saylorville | 3 | 6 | -50% | $215,000 | $249,500 | -13.8% |
| Windsor Heights | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $197,400 | $205,250 | -3.8% |
| Des Moines | 421 | 410 | 2.7% | $163,000 | $157,500 | 3.5% |
| Runnells | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $129,000 | $260,000 | -50.4% |
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