In March 2018, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $270,000 - a 4.3% decrease over the $282,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 27 homes sold in West Des Moines in March 2017.
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 March 2018.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Dallas County cities in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 15 | 31 | -51.6% | $350,000 | $305,000 | 14.8% |
| Clive | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $319,740 | $291,000 | 9.9% |
| Waukee | 46 | 59 | -22% | $273,575 | $245,000 | 11.7% |
| West Des Moines | 29 | 27 | 7.4% | $270,000 | $282,000 | -4.3% |
| Adel | 7 | 27 | -74.1% | $210,000 | $260,950 | -19.5% |
| Granger | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $208,000 | $110,000 | 89.1% |
| De Soto | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $185,500 | $177,000 | 4.8% |
| Dallas Center | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $165,000 | $132,000 | 25% |
| Woodward | 2 | 0 | - | $154,500 | $0 | - |
| Van Meter | 2 | 5 | -60% | $110,700 | $111,000 | -0.3% |
| Perry | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $55,000 | $84,000 | -34.5% |
| Redfield | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $63,500 | -100% |
| Minburn | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dexter | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
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