In March 2020, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $235,250 - a 46.8% decrease over the $442,355 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Elkhart in March 2019, as well.
The median sales tax in Elkhart for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,780, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for March 2020.
The following table compares Elkhart to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2020:
| City | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $320,000 | $268,000 | 19.4% |
| Saylorville | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $271,000 | $345,000 | -21.4% |
| Clive | 19 | 10 | 90% | $261,500 | $267,000 | -2.1% |
| Grimes | 31 | 34 | -8.8% | $255,000 | $257,950 | -1.1% |
| Ankeny | 129 | 140 | -7.9% | $249,000 | $238,500 | 4.4% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 2 | 0% | $235,250 | $442,355 | -46.8% |
| Altoona | 25 | 23 | 8.7% | $230,000 | $193,000 | 19.2% |
| Polk City | 12 | 10 | 20% | $227,450 | $229,450 | -0.9% |
| Mitchellville | 5 | 1 | 400% | $223,000 | $85,500 | 160.8% |
| Urbandale | 37 | 43 | -14% | $210,000 | $218,700 | -4% |
| Pleasant Hill | 20 | 20 | 0% | $209,985 | $222,250 | -5.5% |
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