In September 2020, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $250,000 - a 21.7% decrease over the $319,205 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Polk City in September 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 September 2020.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2020:
| City | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleman | 1 | 0 | - | $300,000 | $0 | - |
| Granger | 9 | 6 | 50% | $294,400 | $275,775 | 6.8% |
| Grimes | 31 | 44 | -29.5% | $272,500 | $210,500 | 29.5% |
| Clive | 24 | 18 | 33.3% | $266,750 | $258,750 | 3.1% |
| Ankeny | 191 | 166 | 15.1% | $260,000 | $234,000 | 11.1% |
| Polk City | 21 | 18 | 16.7% | $250,000 | $319,205 | -21.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 8 | 8 | 0% | $241,500 | $174,250 | 38.6% |
| Saylorville | 5 | 9 | -44.4% | $241,000 | $206,000 | 17% |
| West Des Moines | 77 | 90 | -14.4% | $238,000 | $217,250 | 9.6% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 9 | -55.6% | $237,950 | $157,900 | 50.7% |
| Bondurant | 20 | 16 | 25% | $236,500 | $257,825 | -8.3% |
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