In February 2019, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000 - a 1.5% increase over the $251,200 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 22 homes sold in West Des Moines in February 2018.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,350, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for February 2019.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Dallas County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2019:
| City | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 3 | 11 | -72.7% | $372,000 | $435,000 | -14.5% |
| Urbandale | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $313,750 | $385,629.50 | -18.6% |
| Granger | 1 | 2 | -50% | $293,500 | $197,000 | 49% |
| Adel | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $269,250 | $332,440 | -19% |
| West Des Moines | 13 | 22 | -40.9% | $255,000 | $251,200 | 1.5% |
| Waukee | 21 | 21 | 0% | $255,000 | $309,100 | -17.5% |
| Van Meter | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $182,450 | $172,500 | 5.8% |
| De Soto | 2 | 0 | - | $172,000 | $0 | - |
| Dexter | 1 | 2 | -50% | $150,000 | $130,500 | 14.9% |
| Perry | 6 | 6 | 0% | $101,500 | $48,345 | 109.9% |
| Dallas Center | 1 | 2 | -50% | $95,000 | $76,250 | 24.6% |
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