In May 2021, there were 150 homes sold, with a median sale price of $255,000. There were 143 homes sold in Ankeny in May 2020, and the median sales price for the period was also $255,000.
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 May 2021.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2021:
| City | May 2021 Home Sales | May 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2021 Median Sales Price | May 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 15 | 25 | -40% | $275,000 | $193,000 | 42.5% |
| Grimes | 28 | 39 | -28.2% | $273,300 | $244,900 | 11.6% |
| Runnells | 4 | 2 | 100% | $266,950 | $188,250 | 41.8% |
| Johnston | 47 | 30 | 56.7% | $260,000 | $276,785 | -6.1% |
| West Des Moines | 74 | 69 | 7.2% | $259,805 | $233,000 | 11.5% |
| Ankeny | 150 | 143 | 4.9% | $255,000 | $255,000 | 0% |
| Altoona | 34 | 34 | 0% | $255,000 | $214,500 | 18.9% |
| Urbandale | 54 | 52 | 3.8% | $226,000 | $223,075 | 1.3% |
| Saylorville | 3 | 6 | -50% | $205,000 | $264,000 | -22.3% |
| Windsor Heights | 10 | 8 | 25% | $196,250 | $232,950 | -15.8% |
| Des Moines | 398 | 366 | 8.7% | $164,400 | $152,750 | 7.6% |
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