In January 2019, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $265,250 - a 7.6% increase over the $246,625 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in West Des Moines in January 2018.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,350, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for January 2019.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Dallas County cities in January 2019:
| City | Jan. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $566,529 | $243,108.50 | 133% |
| Van Meter | 5 | 4 | 25% | $403,288 | $60,000 | 572.1% |
| Adel | 3 | 9 | -66.7% | $369,000 | $308,000 | 19.8% |
| Urbandale | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $318,500 | $332,500 | -4.2% |
| Waukee | 18 | 27 | -33.3% | $290,750 | $273,500 | 6.3% |
| West Des Moines | 12 | 26 | -53.8% | $265,250 | $246,625 | 7.6% |
| Dallas Center | 4 | 4 | 0% | $153,200 | $244,950 | -37.5% |
| Woodward | 1 | 5 | -80% | $97,000 | $47,000 | 106.4% |
| Perry | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $68,625 | $104,000 | -34% |
| Redfield | 2 | 0 | - | $66,450 | $0 | - |
| Granger | 1 | 4 | -75% | $62,500 | $181,250 | -65.5% |
| Minburn | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| De Soto | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $163,500 | -100% |
| Dexter | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $156,000 | -100% |
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