In July 2018, there were 92 homes sold, with a median sale price of $218,500 - a 2% increase over the $214,230 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 94 homes sold in West Des Moines in July 2017.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,530, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for July 2018.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes | 55 | 55 | 0% | $245,000 | $222,000 | 10.4% |
| Johnston | 55 | 61 | -9.8% | $243,500 | $228,000 | 6.8% |
| Ankeny | 187 | 238 | -21.4% | $237,500 | $210,000 | 13.1% |
| Bondurant | 32 | 34 | -5.9% | $227,500 | $209,450 | 8.6% |
| Urbandale | 65 | 80 | -18.8% | $222,100 | $206,500 | 7.6% |
| West Des Moines | 92 | 94 | -2.1% | $218,500 | $214,230 | 2% |
| Pleasant Hill | 26 | 26 | 0% | $210,500 | $218,000 | -3.4% |
| Altoona | 44 | 72 | -38.9% | $201,200 | $197,000 | 2.1% |
| Elkhart | 1 | 4 | -75% | $190,000 | $185,650 | 2.3% |
| Runnells | 3 | 4 | -25% | $190,000 | $128,000 | 48.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 10 | 40% | $182,450 | $177,000 | 3.1% |
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