The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2021 in Mitchellville fell by $17,500 while total sales decreased by 36.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2021, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $175,000 – a 9.1% decrease over the $192,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 36 homes sold in Mitchellville in the second half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Mitchellville for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,828, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2021.
The following table compares Mitchellville to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2021:
| City | July – Dec. 2021 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart | 18 | 8 | 125% | $264,950 | $193,250 | 37.1% |
| West Des Moines | 505 | 557 | -9.3% | $256,000 | $235,000 | 8.9% |
| Bondurant | 105 | 127 | -17.3% | $255,000 | $243,000 | 4.9% |
| Urbandale | 369 | 428 | -13.8% | $250,000 | $229,950 | 8.7% |
| Altoona | 236 | 275 | -14.2% | $245,700 | $231,900 | 6% |
| Runnells | 22 | 28 | -21.4% | $242,450 | $326,250 | -25.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 87 | 68 | 27.9% | $228,500 | $195,000 | 17.2% |
| Mitchellville | 23 | 36 | -36.1% | $175,000 | $192,500 | -9.1% |
| Carlisle | 6 | 10 | -40% | $174,400 | $102,500 | 70.1% |
| Alleman | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $174,000 | $276,500 | -37.1% |
| Des Moines | 2,745 | 2,627 | 4.5% | $170,000 | $154,500 | 10% |
