In March 2019, there were 140 homes sold, with a median sale price of $238,500 - a 8.4% increase over the $220,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 183 homes sold in Ankeny in March 2018.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for March 2019.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2019:
| City | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 1 | 5 | -80% | $299,900 | $87,000 | 244.7% |
| Granger | 4 | 2 | 100% | $287,500 | $323,500 | -11.1% |
| Johnston | 23 | 38 | -39.5% | $268,000 | $221,515 | 21% |
| Clive | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $267,000 | $249,000 | 7.2% |
| Grimes | 33 | 33 | 0% | $257,000 | $236,900 | 8.5% |
| Ankeny | 140 | 183 | -23.5% | $238,500 | $220,000 | 8.4% |
| Polk City | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $229,450 | $316,095 | -27.4% |
| Pleasant Hill | 20 | 16 | 25% | $222,250 | $218,200 | 1.9% |
| Bondurant | 19 | 29 | -34.5% | $221,900 | $229,000 | -3.1% |
| Urbandale | 43 | 55 | -21.8% | $218,700 | $200,000 | 9.4% |
| West Des Moines | 57 | 63 | -9.5% | $207,000 | $200,000 | 3.5% |
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