From January through March of 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $158,500 - a 51.7% decrease over the $327,872 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Dallas Center in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Dallas Center for 2017 was $2,653. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,292. This marks an increase of 15.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.7%.
The following table compares Dallas Center to other Dallas 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 74 | 9 | 722.2% | $337,500 | $229,654 | 47% |
| Clive | 30 | 7 | 328.6% | $336,375 | $313,500 | 7.3% |
| West Des Moines | 96 | 12 | 700% | $271,375 | $312,375 | -13.1% |
| Adel | 62 | 4 | 1450% | $268,635 | $99,700 | 169.4% |
| Waukee | 153 | 27 | 466.7% | $259,900 | $215,000 | 20.9% |
| Dallas Center | 10 | 5 | 100% | $158,500 | $327,871.50 | -51.7% |
| De Soto | 4 | 0 | - | $157,500 | $0 | - |
| Woodward | 1 | 2 | -50% | $147,500 | $83,750 | 76.1% |
| Van Meter | 14 | 2 | 600% | $138,000 | $346,517.50 | -60.2% |
| Minburn | 2 | 0 | - | $86,000 | $0 | - |
| Perry | 33 | 12 | 175% | $85,000 | $58,375 | 45.6% |
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