In October 2021, there were 48 homes sold, with a median sale price of $254,500 - a 6.2% increase over the $239,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 44 homes sold in Altoona in October 2020.
The median sales tax in Altoona for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,448, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for October 2021.
The following table compares Altoona to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2021:
| City | Oct. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 19 | 21 | -9.5% | $270,000 | $234,000 | 15.4% |
| Saylorville | 9 | 4 | 125% | $265,000 | $225,500 | 17.5% |
| West Des Moines | 78 | 83 | -6% | $263,750 | $229,900 | 14.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 15 | 16 | -6.3% | $257,500 | $165,950 | 55.2% |
| Urbandale | 53 | 74 | -28.4% | $255,000 | $240,000 | 6.3% |
| Pleasant Hill | 20 | 32 | -37.5% | $255,000 | $206,250 | 23.6% |
| Altoona | 48 | 44 | 9.1% | $254,500 | $239,650 | 6.2% |
| Elkhart | 3 | 0 | - | $243,320 | $0 | - |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $224,750 | $127,450 | 76.3% |
| Des Moines | 456 | 416 | 9.6% | $171,325 | $158,000 | 8.4% |
| Carlisle | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $148,800 | $85,000 | 75.1% |
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