From January through December of 2020, there were 1,859 homes sold, with a median sale price of $246,000 - a 5.8% increase over the $232,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,778 homes sold in Ankeny in 2019.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger | 56 | 57 | -1.8% | $288,740 | $265,590 | 8.7% |
| Clive | 212 | 190 | 11.6% | $282,500 | $256,500 | 10.1% |
| Saylorville | 71 | 91 | -22% | $282,000 | $242,500 | 16.3% |
| Alleman | 6 | 5 | 20% | $273,250 | $260,000 | 5.1% |
| Grimes | 428 | 395 | 8.4% | $259,075 | $247,000 | 4.9% |
| Ankeny | 1,859 | 1,778 | 4.6% | $246,000 | $232,500 | 5.8% |
| Bondurant | 196 | 192 | 2.1% | $235,450 | $226,500 | 4% |
| West Des Moines | 949 | 881 | 7.7% | $229,000 | $217,500 | 5.3% |
| Urbandale | 689 | 689 | 0% | $225,000 | $217,500 | 3.4% |
| Altoona | 482 | 442 | 9% | $224,900 | $226,750 | -0.8% |
| Pleasant Hill | 274 | 234 | 17.1% | $224,050 | $216,750 | 3.4% |
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