From January through December of 2017, there were 241 homes sold, with a median sale price of $260,950 - a 30.9% increase over the $199,300 median sale price for the previous year. There were 206 homes sold in Adel in 2016.
The median sales tax in Adel for 2017 was $2,430. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,394. This marks an increase of 1.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.9%.
The following table compares Adel to other Dallas County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 187 | 138 | 35.5% | $344,900 | $323,250 | 6.7% |
| Urbandale | 353 | 290 | 21.7% | $335,000 | $324,750 | 3.2% |
| West Des Moines | 480 | 380 | 26.3% | $273,625 | $259,950 | 5.3% |
| Waukee | 777 | 618 | 25.7% | $266,000 | $226,750 | 17.3% |
| Adel | 241 | 206 | 17% | $260,950 | $199,300 | 30.9% |
| Granger | 41 | 22 | 86.4% | $187,000 | $185,250 | 0.9% |
| De Soto | 18 | 10 | 80% | $175,000 | $135,500 | 29.2% |
| Dallas Center | 56 | 59 | -5.1% | $131,000 | $141,000 | -7.1% |
| Woodward | 40 | 17 | 135.3% | $117,500 | $112,500 | 4.4% |
| Redfield | 18 | 16 | 12.5% | $96,000 | $67,000 | 43.3% |
| Dexter | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | $83,750 | $55,000 | 52.3% |
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