In July 2019, there were 73 homes sold, with a median sale price of $220,000 - a 0.9% decrease over the $222,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 65 homes sold in Urbandale in July 2018.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,642, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for July 2019.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2019:
| City | July 2019 Home Sales | July 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2019 Median Sales Price | July 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes | 35 | 55 | -36.4% | $255,000 | $245,000 | 4.1% |
| Clive | 17 | 23 | -26.1% | $245,000 | $269,000 | -8.9% |
| Bondurant | 22 | 32 | -31.3% | $235,500 | $227,500 | 3.5% |
| Ankeny | 198 | 187 | 5.9% | $228,250 | $237,500 | -3.9% |
| Altoona | 60 | 44 | 36.4% | $225,000 | $201,200 | 11.8% |
| Urbandale | 73 | 65 | 12.3% | $220,000 | $222,100 | -0.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | $217,000 | $210,500 | 3.1% |
| West Des Moines | 97 | 92 | 5.4% | $214,000 | $218,500 | -2.1% |
| Windsor Heights | 16 | 14 | 14.3% | $178,500 | $182,450 | -2.2% |
| Elkhart | 6 | 1 | 500% | $172,500 | $190,000 | -9.2% |
| Runnells | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $147,500 | $190,000 | -22.4% |
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