From April through June of 2018, there were 229 homes sold, with a median sale price of $214,000 - a 0.9% increase over the $212,035 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 276 homes sold in West Des Moines in the second quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,530, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2018.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2018:
| City | Apr. - June 2018 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $238,950 | $190,000 | 25.8% |
| Clive | 49 | 65 | -24.6% | $233,500 | $244,500 | -4.5% |
| Ankeny | 638 | 756 | -15.6% | $231,500 | $219,390 | 5.5% |
| Saylorville | 28 | 37 | -24.3% | $229,725 | $179,000 | 28.3% |
| Urbandale | 224 | 198 | 13.1% | $215,500 | $193,250 | 11.5% |
| West Des Moines | 229 | 276 | -17% | $214,000 | $212,035 | 0.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 80 | 91 | -12.1% | $208,945 | $184,000 | 13.6% |
| Altoona | 167 | 166 | 0.6% | $198,000 | $188,000 | 5.3% |
| Elkhart | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $195,250 | $218,000 | -10.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 50 | 43 | 16.3% | $181,950 | $170,000 | 7% |
| Mitchellville | 10 | 15 | -33.3% | $181,500 | $154,000 | 17.9% |
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