Home prices increased in Grimes (Polk County) during April

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The median sale price of a home sold in April in Grimes in Polk County rose by $20,000 while total sales increased by 13.8 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.

In April, there were 33 homes sold, with a median sale price of $350,000 - a 6.1 percent increase over the $330,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in Grimes in April 2021.

The median sales tax in Grimes for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,754, approximately 1.1 percent of the median home sale price for April.

The following table compares Grimes to other Polk County cities with similar median sale prices in April:

CityApril 2022 Home SalesApril 2021 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)April 2022 Median Sales PriceApril 2021 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Granger4333.3$460,000$268,00071.6
Mitchellville57-28.6$402,000$135,000197.8
Grimes332913.8$350,000$330,0006.1
Johnston2243-48.8$345,000$295,00016.9
Saylorville38-62.5$330,000$253,30030.3
Polk City312-75$317,250$322,450-1.6
Elkhart3250$306,100$275,00011.3
Clive1419-26.3$303,000$268,00013.1
Runnells4333.3$282,250$449,000-37.1
Ankeny113141-19.9$280,000$245,00014.3
Urbandale5358-8.6$280,000$240,00016.7
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Grimes that is in Polk County.

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