In October 2018, there were 175 homes sold, with a median sale price of $220,000 - a 4.9% decrease over the $231,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 205 homes sold in Ankeny in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk City | 11 | 13 | -15.4% | $295,000 | $293,500 | 0.5% |
| Johnston | 37 | 35 | 5.7% | $283,000 | $227,000 | 24.7% |
| Clive | 13 | 20 | -35% | $281,000 | $219,450 | 28% |
| Saylorville | 10 | 19 | -47.4% | $241,190 | $245,360 | -1.7% |
| West Des Moines | 73 | 69 | 5.8% | $227,500 | $225,000 | 1.1% |
| Ankeny | 175 | 205 | -14.6% | $220,000 | $231,400 | -4.9% |
| Granger | 6 | 2 | 200% | $218,500 | $249,950 | -12.6% |
| Bondurant | 15 | 30 | -50% | $211,000 | $212,500 | -0.7% |
| Urbandale | 61 | 69 | -11.6% | $207,000 | $190,000 | 8.9% |
| Altoona | 35 | 47 | -25.5% | $206,000 | $205,900 | 0% |
| Pleasant Hill | 18 | 29 | -37.9% | $201,000 | $242,000 | -16.9% |
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