In October 2019, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $198,000 - a 3.9% decrease over the $206,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in Altoona in October 2018.
The median sales tax in Altoona for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,448, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for October 2019.
The following table compares Altoona to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2019:
| City | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart | 1 | 1 | 0% | $217,000 | $186,000 | 16.7% |
| Bondurant | 15 | 15 | 0% | $217,000 | $211,000 | 2.8% |
| Pleasant Hill | 20 | 18 | 11.1% | $213,950 | $201,000 | 6.4% |
| Urbandale | 61 | 61 | 0% | $211,500 | $207,000 | 2.2% |
| West Des Moines | 78 | 73 | 6.8% | $209,700 | $227,500 | -7.8% |
| Runnells | 2 | 5 | -60% | $201,000 | $195,000 | 3.1% |
| Altoona | 41 | 35 | 17.1% | $198,000 | $206,000 | -3.9% |
| Windsor Heights | 6 | 6 | 0% | $180,950 | $160,000 | 13.1% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 2 | 100% | $159,900 | $154,420 | 3.5% |
| Des Moines | 462 | 482 | -4.1% | $138,250 | $130,000 | 6.3% |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 100% | $118,350 | $118,000 | 0.3% |
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