In July 2019, there were 198 homes sold, with a median sale price of $228,250 - a 3.9% decrease over the $237,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 187 homes sold in Ankeny in July 2018.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for July 2019.
The following table compares Ankeny 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $310,000 | $265,000 | 17% |
| Johnston | 44 | 55 | -20% | $267,450 | $243,500 | 9.8% |
| 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% |
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