In March 2020, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $230,000 - a 19.2% increase over the $193,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in Altoona in March 2019.
The median sales tax in Altoona for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,448, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Altoona to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saylorville | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $271,000 | $345,000 | -21.4% |
| Clive | 19 | 10 | 90% | $261,500 | $267,000 | -2.1% |
| Grimes | 31 | 34 | -8.8% | $255,000 | $257,950 | -1.1% |
| Ankeny | 129 | 140 | -7.9% | $249,000 | $238,500 | 4.4% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 2 | 0% | $235,250 | $442,355 | -46.8% |
| Altoona | 25 | 23 | 8.7% | $230,000 | $193,000 | 19.2% |
| Polk City | 12 | 10 | 20% | $227,450 | $229,450 | -0.9% |
| Mitchellville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $223,000 | $85,500 | 160.8% |
| Urbandale | 37 | 43 | -14% | $210,000 | $218,700 | -4% |
| Pleasant Hill | 20 | 20 | 0% | $209,985 | $222,250 | -5.5% |
| West Des Moines | 73 | 57 | 28.1% | $205,000 | $207,000 | -1% |
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