In March 2017, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $130,000 - a 40.6% decrease over the $218,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Polk City in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Polk City for 2017 was $3,800. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,688. This marks an increase of 3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.9%.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes | 57 | 40 | 42.5% | $193,930 | $199,500 | -2.8% |
| Windsor Heights | 12 | 10 | 20% | $191,000 | $168,250 | 13.5% |
| Bondurant | 30 | 31 | -3.2% | $190,750 | $190,000 | 0.4% |
| West Des Moines | 64 | 57 | 12.3% | $181,000 | $181,500 | -0.3% |
| Urbandale | 42 | 48 | -12.5% | $179,000 | $199,250 | -10.2% |
| Pleasant Hill | 15 | 20 | -25% | $169,900 | $149,500 | 13.6% |
| Mitchellville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $164,000 | $40,000 | 310% |
| Polk City | 29 | 8 | 262.5% | $130,000 | $218,750 | -40.6% |
| Des Moines | 443 | 379 | 16.9% | $125,000 | $103,000 | 21.4% |
| Saylorville | 15 | 5 | 200% | $123,500 | $211,000 | -41.5% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 5 | -60% | $66,650 | $143,000 | -53.4% |
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