In January 2021, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $279,000 - a 60.8% increase over the $173,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Adel in January 2020.
The median sales tax in Adel for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,430, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for January 2021.
The following table compares Adel to other Dallas County cities in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee | 27 | 3 | 800% | $280,000 | $230,000 | 21.7% |
| Adel | 9 | 4 | 125% | $279,000 | $173,500 | 60.8% |
| West Des Moines | 25 | 8 | 212.5% | $272,000 | $316,500 | -14.1% |
| Clive | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $258,000 | $425,000 | -39.3% |
| Dallas Center | 4 | 1 | 300% | $254,250 | $190,000 | 33.8% |
| Van Meter | 2 | 0 | - | $228,950 | $0 | - |
| Urbandale | 20 | 5 | 300% | $199,000 | $293,000 | -32.1% |
| De Soto | 5 | 1 | 400% | $187,500 | $188,652 | -0.6% |
| Woodward | 2 | 1 | 100% | $81,800 | $165,000 | -50.4% |
| Perry | 15 | 4 | 275% | $80,000 | $135,562.50 | -41% |
| Minburn | 1 | 0 | - | $30,000 | $0 | - |
| Granger | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dexter | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Redfield | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $40,000 | -100% |
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