From October through December of 2021, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $256,450 - a 20.5% decrease over the $322,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Runnells in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Runnells for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,693, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Runnells to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2021:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | 397 | 473 | -16.1% | $296,500 | $243,000 | 22% |
| Clive | 53 | 52 | 1.9% | $295,000 | $301,000 | -2% |
| Pleasant Hill | 53 | 89 | -40.4% | $272,000 | $225,000 | 20.9% |
| Saylorville | 18 | 19 | -5.3% | $265,000 | $235,000 | 12.8% |
| Elkhart | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $256,950 | $218,000 | 17.9% |
| Runnells | 10 | 13 | -23.1% | $256,450 | $322,500 | -20.5% |
| Altoona | 115 | 133 | -13.5% | $255,000 | $230,000 | 10.9% |
| Urbandale | 175 | 214 | -18.2% | $244,900 | $222,000 | 10.3% |
| West Des Moines | 218 | 270 | -19.3% | $240,250 | $240,150 | 0% |
| Bondurant | 41 | 55 | -25.5% | $235,000 | $248,500 | -5.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 46 | 37 | 24.3% | $235,000 | $195,000 | 20.5% |
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