In June 2020, there were 22 homes sold, with a median sale price of $254,000 - a 7.3% decrease over the $273,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Polk City in June 2019.
The median sales tax in Polk City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,800, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for June 2020.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2020:
| City | June 2020 Home Sales | June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2020 Median Sales Price | June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $350,000 | $168,000 | 108.3% |
| Johnston | 55 | 54 | 1.9% | $325,000 | $263,500 | 23.3% |
| Granger | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $287,000 | $261,295 | 9.8% |
| Clive | 21 | 28 | -25% | $274,000 | $286,500 | -4.4% |
| Grimes | 37 | 41 | -9.8% | $261,000 | $260,000 | 0.4% |
| Polk City | 22 | 17 | 29.4% | $254,000 | $273,900 | -7.3% |
| Ankeny | 216 | 200 | 8% | $248,000 | $246,000 | 0.8% |
| Windsor Heights | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $234,950 | $200,000 | 17.5% |
| Pleasant Hill | 21 | 28 | -25% | $230,000 | $204,730 | 12.3% |
| West Des Moines | 94 | 89 | 5.6% | $229,200 | $233,000 | -1.6% |
| Urbandale | 61 | 79 | -22.8% | $229,000 | $225,000 | 1.8% |
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