In December 2019, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $342,500 - a 24.4% increase over the $275,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Runnells in December 2018.
The median sales tax in Runnells for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,693, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for December 2019.
The following table compares Runnells to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2019:
| City | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 8 | 2 | 300% | $342,500 | $275,250 | 24.4% |
| Polk City | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $335,000 | $284,000 | 18% |
| Johnston | 28 | 28 | 0% | $283,730 | $264,750 | 7.2% |
| Granger | 8 | 2 | 300% | $273,640 | $181,285 | 50.9% |
| Clive | 15 | 10 | 50% | $263,500 | $267,250 | -1.4% |
| Grimes | 36 | 31 | 16.1% | $250,000 | $259,900 | -3.8% |
| Bondurant | 12 | 6 | 100% | $248,000 | $214,000 | 15.9% |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 6 | 133.3% | $244,250 | $202,250 | 20.8% |
| Ankeny | 141 | 141 | 0% | $238,500 | $215,000 | 10.9% |
| Altoona | 33 | 30 | 10% | $226,500 | $226,950 | -0.2% |
| West Des Moines | 72 | 67 | 7.5% | $225,000 | $199,500 | 12.8% |
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