In September 2018, there were 144 homes sold, with a median sale price of $250,750 - a 11.5% increase over the $224,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 188 homes sold in Ankeny in September 2017.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for September 2018.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleman | 1 | 1 | 0% | $321,000 | $205,000 | 56.6% |
| Polk City | 16 | 23 | -30.4% | $320,450 | $311,900 | 2.7% |
| Runnells | 4 | 1 | 300% | $270,000 | $55,000 | 390.9% |
| Johnston | 40 | 49 | -18.4% | $264,230 | $227,000 | 16.4% |
| West Des Moines | 46 | 69 | -33.3% | $256,500 | $192,500 | 33.2% |
| Ankeny | 144 | 188 | -23.4% | $250,750 | $224,950 | 11.5% |
| Saylorville | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $240,210 | $248,650 | -3.4% |
| Granger | 3 | 6 | -50% | $237,500 | $372,215 | -36.2% |
| Bondurant | 21 | 24 | -12.5% | $234,000 | $221,800 | 5.5% |
| Grimes | 37 | 43 | -14% | $230,000 | $216,670 | 6.2% |
| Clive | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $222,500 | $223,000 | -0.2% |
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