In February 2021, there were 39 homes sold, with a median sale price of $210,000 - a 5.8% decrease over the $223,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in Urbandale in February 2020.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,646, approximately 1.7% of the median home sale price for February 2021.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in February 2021:
| City | Feb. 2021 Home Sales | Feb. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2021 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $245,000 | $226,100 | 8.4% |
| Saylorville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $240,000 | $292,120 | -17.8% |
| Ankeny | 92 | 87 | 5.7% | $237,975 | $249,900 | -4.8% |
| Bondurant | 6 | 4 | 50% | $234,750 | $206,250 | 13.8% |
| West Des Moines | 57 | 52 | 9.6% | $227,000 | $196,000 | 15.8% |
| Altoona | 16 | 23 | -30.4% | $226,500 | $215,000 | 5.3% |
| Grimes | 19 | 15 | 26.7% | $225,500 | $250,000 | -9.8% |
| Windsor Heights | 4 | 5 | -20% | $223,500 | $139,900 | 59.8% |
| Urbandale | 39 | 35 | 11.4% | $210,000 | $223,000 | -5.8% |
| Elkhart | 1 | 1 | 0% | $177,000 | $160,800 | 10.1% |
| Des Moines | 315 | 270 | 16.7% | $142,750 | $126,020 | 13.3% |
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