From July through December of 2018, there were 450 homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,250 - a 7.9% increase over the $208,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 449 homes sold in West Des Moines in the second half 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 half of 2018.
The following table compares West Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 275 | 282 | -2.5% | $253,000 | $243,250 | 4% |
| Grimes | 237 | 302 | -21.5% | $237,000 | $220,250 | 7.6% |
| Saylorville | 53 | 89 | -40.4% | $235,000 | $241,820 | -2.8% |
| Ankeny | 1,014 | 1,171 | -13.4% | $232,750 | $225,000 | 3.4% |
| Bondurant | 113 | 175 | -35.4% | $228,500 | $216,000 | 5.8% |
| West Des Moines | 450 | 449 | 0.2% | $225,250 | $208,750 | 7.9% |
| Alleman | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $224,500 | $205,000 | 9.5% |
| Altoona | 242 | 287 | -15.7% | $210,000 | $197,500 | 6.3% |
| Urbandale | 369 | 378 | -2.4% | $210,000 | $204,250 | 2.8% |
| Runnells | 21 | 22 | -4.5% | $205,000 | $227,750 | -10% |
| Windsor Heights | 59 | 65 | -9.2% | $197,000 | $175,000 | 12.6% |
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