In May, there were 52 homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,000 - a 2.6 percent decrease from the $230,920 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 59 homes sold in Urbandale in May 2021.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,646, approximately 1.6 percent of the median home sale price for May.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in May:
| City | May 2022 Home Sales | May 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2022 Median Sales Price | May 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 32 | 58 | -44.8 | $291,750 | $260,000 | 12.2 |
| Runnells | 4 | 5 | -20 | $279,950 | $249,000 | 12.4 |
| Bondurant | 16 | 11 | 45.5 | $277,500 | $275,000 | 0.9 |
| Pleasant Hill | 28 | 18 | 55.6 | $274,500 | $250,000 | 9.8 |
| West Des Moines | 100 | 79 | 26.6 | $269,000 | $258,000 | 4.3 |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 12 | 16.7 | $260,000 | $198,750 | 30.8 |
| Elkhart | 3 | 1 | 200 | $258,000 | $152,000 | 69.7 |
| Urbandale | 52 | 59 | -11.9 | $225,000 | $230,920 | -2.6 |
| Altoona | 30 | 41 | -26.8 | $215,000 | $255,000 | -15.7 |
| Des Moines | 442 | 456 | -3.1 | $180,000 | $161,750 | 11.3 |
| Mitchellville | 10 | 6 | 66.7 | $173,450 | $325,250 | -46.7 |
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