In August 2018, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $62,500 - a 8.1% decrease over the $68,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Van Meter in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Van Meter for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,316, approximately 3.7% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Van Meter to other Dallas County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee | 38 | 72 | -47.2% | $266,450 | $285,000 | -6.5% |
| Granger | 4 | 5 | -20% | $242,000 | $205,000 | 18% |
| Adel | 14 | 17 | -17.6% | $229,500 | $307,500 | -25.4% |
| Dallas Center | 4 | 8 | -50% | $151,000 | $50,000 | 202% |
| De Soto | 2 | 1 | 100% | $88,726.50 | $210,000 | -57.7% |
| Perry | 7 | 14 | -50% | $63,000 | $61,250 | 2.9% |
| Van Meter | 18 | 5 | 260% | $62,500 | $68,000 | -8.1% |
| Minburn | 1 | 2 | -50% | $60,000 | $192,500 | -68.8% |
| Dexter | 1 | 0 | - | $55,101 | $0 | - |
| Redfield | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $55,000 | $120,000 | -54.2% |
| Woodward | 1 | 4 | -75% | $30,000 | $143,750 | -79.1% |
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