In January 2018, there were 31 homes sold, with a median sale price of $197,000. There were 27 homes sold in Altoona in January 2017, and the median sales price for the period was also $197,000.
The median sales tax in Altoona for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,448, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Altoona to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saylorville | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $224,615 | $342,500 | -34.4% |
| Bondurant | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $223,850 | $232,925 | -3.9% |
| Polk City | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | $203,450 | $245,000 | -17% |
| Urbandale | 32 | 34 | -5.9% | $200,200 | $159,250 | 25.7% |
| Grimes | 22 | 31 | -29% | $197,025 | $189,040 | 4.2% |
| Altoona | 31 | 27 | 14.8% | $197,000 | $197,000 | 0% |
| West Des Moines | 36 | 44 | -18.2% | $177,500 | $199,450 | -11% |
| Windsor Heights | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $166,500 | $152,980 | 8.8% |
| Alleman | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $154,500 | $265,000 | -41.7% |
| Des Moines | 307 | 282 | 8.9% | $120,000 | $117,750 | 1.9% |
| Runnells | 1 | 4 | -75% | $112,000 | $186,800 | -40% |
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