The median sale price of a home sold in January 2021 in Ankeny rose by $26,000 while total sales increased by 75.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In January 2021, there were 107 homes sold, with a median sale price of $249,500 - a 11.6% increase over the $223,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 61 homes sold in Ankeny in January 2020.
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 January 2021.
The following table compares Ankeny to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleman | 1 | 1 | 0% | $293,000 | $270,000 | 8.5% |
| Mitchellville | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $285,915 | $168,000 | 70.2% |
| Runnells | 2 | 4 | -50% | $277,500 | $213,500 | 30% |
| Johnston | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | $255,000 | $251,500 | 1.4% |
| Altoona | 34 | 23 | 47.8% | $253,700 | $212,000 | 19.7% |
| Ankeny | 107 | 61 | 75.4% | $249,500 | $223,500 | 11.6% |
| Clive | 15 | 12 | 25% | $244,000 | $251,000 | -2.8% |
| West Des Moines | 61 | 50 | 22% | $242,000 | $220,500 | 9.8% |
| Bondurant | 7 | 10 | -30% | $229,900 | $193,000 | 19.1% |
| Grimes | 30 | 19 | 57.9% | $228,000 | $259,900 | -12.3% |
| Polk City | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $228,000 | $282,750 | -19.4% |
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