In August 2020, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $195,000 - a 17.8% increase over the $165,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Mitchellville in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Mitchellville for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,828, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Mitchellville to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | 212 | 192 | 10.4% | $250,500 | $234,500 | 6.8% |
| Altoona | 37 | 39 | -5.1% | $243,560 | $240,000 | 1.5% |
| Bondurant | 25 | 22 | 13.6% | $240,000 | $220,000 | 9.1% |
| Pleasant Hill | 25 | 20 | 25% | $238,000 | $204,000 | 16.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 10 | 8 | 25% | $235,250 | $190,000 | 23.8% |
| Urbandale | 84 | 68 | 23.5% | $234,500 | $235,000 | -0.2% |
| West Des Moines | 102 | 83 | 22.9% | $233,750 | $220,000 | 6.3% |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | - | $196,500 | $0 | - |
| Mitchellville | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $195,000 | $165,500 | 17.8% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $166,500 | $194,000 | -14.2% |
| Des Moines | 481 | 415 | 15.9% | $153,500 | $140,000 | 9.6% |
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