In October 2021, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $295,000 - a 18.6% decrease over the $362,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Polk City in October 2020.
The median sales tax in Polk City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,800, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for October 2021.
The following table compares Polk City 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 43 | 49 | -12.2% | $325,000 | $310,000 | 4.8% |
| Clive | 22 | 17 | 29.4% | $315,000 | $325,000 | -3.1% |
| Grimes | 28 | 52 | -46.2% | $311,000 | $251,000 | 23.9% |
| Ankeny | 153 | 147 | 4.1% | $295,000 | $240,000 | 22.9% |
| Polk City | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | $295,000 | $362,500 | -18.6% |
| Runnells | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $292,450 | $398,100 | -26.5% |
| 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% |
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