From January through March of 2017, there were 153 homes sold, with a median sale price of $188,500 - a 0.2% decrease over the $188,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 146 homes sold in West Des Moines in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in West Des Moines for 2017 was $3,530. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,342. This marks an increase of 5.6%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.9%.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 1 | 4 | -75% | $215,000 | $72,000 | 198.6% |
| Altoona | 87 | 87 | 0% | $201,350 | $193,000 | 4.3% |
| Polk City | 50 | 33 | 51.5% | $197,000 | $133,500 | 47.6% |
| Ankeny | 446 | 412 | 8.3% | $194,500 | $179,450 | 8.4% |
| Grimes | 120 | 99 | 21.2% | $193,465 | $213,000 | -9.2% |
| West Des Moines | 153 | 146 | 4.8% | $188,500 | $188,950 | -0.2% |
| Windsor Heights | 26 | 19 | 36.8% | $183,500 | $175,000 | 4.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 40 | 44 | -9.1% | $183,000 | $178,490 | 2.5% |
| Saylorville | 25 | 12 | 108.3% | $177,000 | $206,500 | -14.3% |
| Urbandale | 104 | 118 | -11.9% | $171,950 | $174,450 | -1.4% |
| Mitchellville | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $156,750 | $65,000 | 141.2% |
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