From April through June of 2019, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $134,950 - a 25.6% decrease over the $181,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Mitchellville in the second quarter of 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Mitchellville for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,828, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Mitchellville to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2019:
| City | Apr. - June 2019 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 54 | 89 | -39.3% | $226,750 | $239,900 | -5.5% |
| Altoona | 139 | 167 | -16.8% | $224,900 | $198,000 | 13.6% |
| West Des Moines | 249 | 229 | 8.7% | $220,000 | $214,000 | 2.8% |
| Urbandale | 201 | 224 | -10.3% | $220,000 | $215,500 | 2.1% |
| Polk City | 46 | 72 | -36.1% | $216,750 | $253,800 | -14.6% |
| Elkhart | 8 | 10 | -20% | $214,000 | $195,250 | 9.6% |
| Windsor Heights | 41 | 50 | -18% | $197,500 | $181,950 | 8.5% |
| Runnells | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $168,000 | $238,950 | -29.7% |
| Des Moines | 1,230 | 1,368 | -10.1% | $138,000 | $130,000 | 6.2% |
| Mitchellville | 10 | 10 | 0% | $134,950 | $181,500 | -25.6% |
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 100% | $114,500 | $120,000 | -4.6% |
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