The median sale price of a home sold in 2021 in Saylorville fell by $17,950 while total sales increased by 12.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2021, there were 80 homes sold, with a median sale price of $264,050 – a 6.4% decrease over the $282,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 71 homes sold in Saylorville in 2020.
The median sales tax in Saylorville for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,978, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for 2021.
The following table compares Saylorville 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger | 37 | 57 | -35.1% | $320,000 | $289,220 | 10.6% |
| Clive | 245 | 212 | 15.6% | $295,000 | $282,500 | 4.4% |
| Grimes | 404 | 428 | -5.6% | $280,250 | $259,075 | 8.2% |
| Ankeny | 1,798 | 1,859 | -3.3% | $270,000 | $246,000 | 9.8% |
| Runnells | 40 | 42 | -4.8% | $269,000 | $321,250 | -16.3% |
| Saylorville | 80 | 71 | 12.7% | $264,050 | $282,000 | -6.4% |
| 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% |
