The median sale price of a home sold in April 2021 in Elkhart rose by $79,000 while total sales decreased by 33.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In April 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $275,000 - a 40.3% increase over the $196,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Elkhart in April 2020.
The median sales tax in Elkhart for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,780, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for April 2021.
The following table compares Elkhart to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnells | 3 | 3 | 0% | $449,000 | $243,000 | 84.8% |
| Grimes | 15 | 31 | -51.6% | $350,370 | $237,950 | 47.2% |
| Granger | 1 | 4 | -75% | $309,900 | $315,110 | -1.7% |
| Johnston | 17 | 30 | -43.3% | $295,000 | $271,000 | 8.9% |
| Elkhart | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $275,000 | $196,000 | 40.3% |
| Clive | 10 | 10 | 0% | $262,500 | $223,925 | 17.2% |
| Altoona | 26 | 39 | -33.3% | $242,215 | $235,000 | 3.1% |
| Urbandale | 35 | 41 | -14.6% | $240,000 | $206,000 | 16.5% |
| West Des Moines | 44 | 54 | -18.5% | $231,750 | $228,250 | 1.5% |
| Ankeny | 82 | 134 | -38.8% | $231,750 | $242,425 | -4.4% |
| Windsor Heights | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $229,250 | $194,800 | 17.7% |
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