In January 2018, there were 32 homes sold, with a median sale price of $200,200 - a 25.7% increase over the $159,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in Urbandale in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,642, approximately 1.8% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Urbandale 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 5 | 15 | -66.7% | $240,000 | $235,000 | 2.1% |
| Ankeny | 121 | 133 | -9% | $228,500 | $208,000 | 9.9% |
| 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% |
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