In December 2020, there were 153 homes sold, with a median sale price of $262,000 - a 9.9% increase over the $238,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 141 homes sold in Ankeny in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 47 | 28 | 67.9% | $315,000 | $283,730 | 11% |
| Saylorville | 9 | 5 | 80% | $299,000 | $160,000 | 86.9% |
| Clive | 23 | 15 | 53.3% | $289,000 | $263,500 | 9.7% |
| Pleasant Hill | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $278,250 | $187,500 | 48.4% |
| Grimes | 43 | 36 | 19.4% | $267,000 | $250,000 | 6.8% |
| Ankeny | 153 | 141 | 8.5% | $262,000 | $238,500 | 9.9% |
| West Des Moines | 89 | 72 | 23.6% | $255,000 | $225,000 | 13.3% |
| Bondurant | 18 | 12 | 50% | $248,500 | $248,000 | 0.2% |
| Runnells | 4 | 8 | -50% | $243,750 | $342,500 | -28.8% |
| Mitchellville | 6 | 8 | -25% | $239,250 | $92,000 | 160.1% |
| Altoona | 39 | 33 | 18.2% | $223,000 | $226,500 | -1.5% |
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