In September 2020, there were 191 homes sold, with a median sale price of $260,000 - a 11.1% increase over the $234,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 166 homes sold in Ankeny in September 2019.
The median sales tax in Ankeny for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,836, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for September 2020.
The following table compares Ankeny 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 6 | 2 | 200% | $302,500 | $319,950 | -5.5% |
| 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% |
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