In February 2018, there were 26 homes sold, with a median sale price of $219,500 - a 20.7% increase over the $181,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 28 homes sold in Urbandale in February 2017.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,642, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for February 2018.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2018:
| City | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 13 | 27 | -51.9% | $239,000 | $226,000 | 5.8% |
| Grimes | 21 | 32 | -34.4% | $236,500 | $201,000 | 17.7% |
| Altoona | 31 | 28 | 10.7% | $235,500 | $200,000 | 17.8% |
| Pleasant Hill | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $235,000 | $164,900 | 42.5% |
| Clive | 6 | 6 | 0% | $233,500 | $209,450 | 11.5% |
| Urbandale | 26 | 28 | -7.1% | $219,500 | $181,900 | 20.7% |
| Ankeny | 111 | 126 | -11.9% | $218,500 | $178,450 | 22.4% |
| West Des Moines | 54 | 45 | 20% | $197,000 | $165,000 | 19.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $166,000 | $195,000 | -14.9% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 2 | 100% | $145,500 | $183,750 | -20.8% |
| Des Moines | 247 | 290 | -14.8% | $128,000 | $106,000 | 20.8% |
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