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What happened to the median home price in West Des Moines (Polk County) during the first quarter of 2022?

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The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2022 in West Des Moines in Polk County rose by $9,000 while total sales decreased by 28.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through March of 2022, there were 143 homes sold, with a median sale price of $243,000 - a 3.8% increase over the $234,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 201 homes sold in West Des Moines in the first quarter of 2021.

The median sales tax in West Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,530, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2022.

The following table compares West Des Moines to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2022:

CityJan. - Mar. 2022 Home SalesJan. - Mar. 2021 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)Jan. - Mar. 2022 Median Sales PriceJan. - Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Clive2543-41.9%$288,900$246,00017.4%
Polk City2734-20.6%$282,000$271,0004.1%
Ankeny278326-14.7%$279,950$247,75013%
Bondurant372360.9%$265,000$229,90015.3%
Pleasant Hill453818.4%$263,000$200,45031.2%
West Des Moines143201-28.9%$243,000$234,0003.8%
Urbandale120157-23.6%$239,250$217,02010.2%
Windsor Heights282416.7%$223,950$201,25011.3%
Altoona7079-11.4%$221,810$243,500-8.9%
Saylorville1018-44.4%$220,000$207,4506%
Mitchellville12933.3%$182,450$191,000-4.5%
* This story only considers sales data for the part of West Des Moines that is in Polk County.

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