The median sale price of a home sold in 2021 in Urbandale in Polk County rose by $13,000 while total sales increased by 4.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2021, there were 717 homes sold, with a median sale price of $238,000 – a 5.8% increase over the $225,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 689 homes sold in Urbandale in 2020.
The median sales tax in Urbandale for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,646, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Urbandale to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in 2021:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 236 | 276 | -14.5% | $254,800 | $224,050 | 13.7% |
| Bondurant | 185 | 196 | -5.6% | $252,000 | $235,450 | 7% |
| Altoona | 453 | 483 | -6.2% | $249,500 | $224,900 | 10.9% |
| West Des Moines | 971 | 949 | 2.3% | $247,900 | $229,000 | 8.3% |
| Elkhart | 31 | 24 | 29.2% | $241,500 | $192,000 | 25.8% |
| Urbandale | 717 | 689 | 4.1% | $238,000 | $225,000 | 5.8% |
| Alleman | 6 | 6 | 0% | $226,500 | $273,250 | -17.1% |
| Windsor Heights | 150 | 116 | 29.3% | $223,500 | $198,700 | 12.5% |
| Mitchellville | 50 | 64 | -21.9% | $190,000 | $185,000 | 2.7% |
| Des Moines | 5,195 | 4,771 | 8.9% | $165,000 | $149,900 | 10.1% |
| Carlisle | 11 | 20 | -45% | $148,800 | $102,500 | 45.2% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Urbandale that is in Polk County.
