In April 2018, there were 187 homes sold, with a median sale price of $242,900 - a 15.7% increase over the $210,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 206 homes sold in Ankeny in April 2017.
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 April 2018.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleman | 1 | 0 | - | $319,000 | $0 | - |
| Runnells | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $262,750 | $210,000 | 25.1% |
| Bondurant | 30 | 21 | 42.9% | $257,250 | $210,000 | 22.5% |
| Grimes | 36 | 41 | -12.2% | $254,950 | $210,800 | 20.9% |
| Johnston | 44 | 49 | -10.2% | $254,750 | $235,000 | 8.4% |
| Ankeny | 187 | 206 | -9.2% | $242,900 | $210,000 | 15.7% |
| Saylorville | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $229,225 | $67,250 | 240.9% |
| Clive | 12 | 18 | -33.3% | $226,000 | $246,000 | -8.1% |
| Polk City | 21 | 26 | -19.2% | $224,900 | $199,200 | 12.9% |
| West Des Moines | 57 | 66 | -13.6% | $221,500 | $171,250 | 29.3% |
| Pleasant Hill | 25 | 23 | 8.7% | $216,080 | $167,900 | 28.7% |
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