In May 2019, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $197,000 - a 30.3% decrease over the $282,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in Polk City in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Polk City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,800, approximately 1.9% of the median home sale price for May 2019.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 3 | 5 | -40% | $225,000 | $205,000 | 9.8% |
| Bondurant | 18 | 28 | -35.7% | $217,700 | $232,450 | -6.3% |
| Elkhart | 1 | 4 | -75% | $215,000 | $236,250 | -9% |
| West Des Moines | 88 | 77 | 14.3% | $207,750 | $224,900 | -7.6% |
| Urbandale | 62 | 88 | -29.5% | $204,500 | $215,950 | -5.3% |
| Altoona | 40 | 46 | -13% | $203,540 | $227,415 | -10.5% |
| Polk City | 14 | 24 | -41.7% | $197,000 | $282,500 | -30.3% |
| Windsor Heights | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $196,000 | $189,000 | 3.7% |
| Des Moines | 458 | 505 | -9.3% | $139,950 | $135,000 | 3.7% |
| Mitchellville | 6 | 5 | 20% | $134,950 | $192,000 | -29.7% |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | - | $128,500 | $0 | - |
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