The median sale price of a home sold in May in Johnston rose by $31,750 while total sales decreased by 44.8 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.
In May, there were 32 homes sold, with a median sale price of $291,750 – a 12.2 percent increase over the $260,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 58 homes sold in Johnston in May 2021.
The median sales tax in Johnston for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $4,698, approximately 1.6 percent of the median home sale price for May.
The following table compares Johnston to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in May:
| City | May 2022 Home Sales | May 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2022 Median Sales Price | May 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk City | 16 | 13 | 23.1 | $385,000 | $338,500 | 13.7 |
| Saylorville | 6 | 4 | 50 | $339,950 | $260,000 | 30.8 |
| Grimes | 31 | 32 | -3.1 | $321,500 | $273,300 | 17.6 |
| Clive | 15 | 20 | -25 | $313,900 | $285,050 | 10.1 |
| Ankeny | 154 | 173 | -11 | $295,000 | $255,000 | 15.7 |
| Johnston | 32 | 58 | -44.8 | $291,750 | $260,000 | 12.2 |
| Runnells | 4 | 5 | -20 | $279,950 | $249,000 | 12.4 |
| Bondurant | 16 | 11 | 45.5 | $277,500 | $275,000 | 0.9 |
| Pleasant Hill | 28 | 18 | 55.6 | $274,500 | $250,000 | 9.8 |
| West Des Moines | 100 | 79 | 26.6 | $269,000 | $258,000 | 4.3 |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 12 | 16.7 | $260,000 | $198,750 | 30.8 |
