In December 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $90,000 - a 40.6% increase over the $64,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Van Meter in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Van Meter for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,316, approximately 2.6% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Van Meter to other Dallas County cities in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 15 | 36 | -58.3% | $375,000 | $326,500 | 14.9% |
| Clive | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $348,328 | $325,000 | 7.2% |
| West Des Moines | 26 | 31 | -16.1% | $331,450 | $331,500 | -0% |
| Dallas Center | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $235,425 | $123,000 | 91.4% |
| Waukee | 38 | 51 | -25.5% | $221,000 | $283,500 | -22% |
| Adel | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $173,000 | $180,000 | -3.9% |
| De Soto | 1 | 1 | 0% | $165,000 | $30,000 | 450% |
| Dexter | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $115,000 | $82,500 | 39.4% |
| Woodward | 1 | 4 | -75% | $113,500 | $109,250 | 3.9% |
| Van Meter | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $90,000 | $64,000 | 40.6% |
| Perry | 5 | 12 | -58.3% | $77,000 | $52,500 | 46.7% |
| Redfield | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Minburn | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $43,000 | -100% |
| Granger | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $107,250 | -100% |
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