The median sale price of a home sold in December 2021 in Polk City fell by $22,000 while total sales decreased by 53.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In December 2021, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $334,000 – a 6.2% decrease over the $356,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Polk City in December 2020.
The median sales tax in Polk City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,800, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for December 2021.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2021:
| City | Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | – | $1,518,000 | $0 | – |
| Saylorville | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $410,490 | $299,000 | 37.3% |
| Johnston | 27 | 47 | -42.6% | $365,000 | $315,000 | 15.9% |
| Polk City | 6 | 13 | -53.8% | $334,000 | $356,000 | -6.2% |
| Clive | 12 | 23 | -47.8% | $332,000 | $289,000 | 14.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 15 | 27 | -44.4% | $315,000 | $269,000 | 17.1% |
| Mitchellville | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $314,900 | $239,250 | 31.6% |
| Grimes | 34 | 43 | -20.9% | $307,750 | $267,000 | 15.3% |
| Ankeny | 110 | 153 | -28.1% | $304,950 | $262,000 | 16.4% |
| West Des Moines | 65 | 89 | -27% | $265,000 | $255,000 | 3.9% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 2 | 0% | $262,000 | $219,000 | 19.6% |
