The median sale price of a home sold in April in Van Meter fell by $77,500 while total sales increased by 100 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.
In April, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $347,500 - an 18.2 percent decrease from the $425,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Van Meter in April 2021.
The median sales tax in Van Meter for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,316, approximately 0.7 percent of the median home sale price for April.
The following table compares Van Meter to other Dallas County cities with similar median sale prices in April:
| City | April 2022 Home Sales | April 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | April 2022 Median Sales Price | April 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 5 | 10 | -50 | $626,000 | $424,000 | 47.6 |
| Urbandale | 21 | 27 | -22.2 | $472,500 | $375,000 | 26 |
| West Des Moines | 19 | 28 | -32.1 | $409,000 | $332,750 | 22.9 |
| Adel | 5 | 10 | -50 | $359,900 | $294,875 | 22.1 |
| Redfield | 1 | 4 | -75 | $350,000 | $38,000 | 821.1 |
| Van Meter | 4 | 2 | 100 | $347,500 | $425,000 | -18.2 |
| Waukee | 28 | 46 | -39.1 | $335,000 | $267,500 | 25.2 |
| Woodward | 1 | 2 | -50 | $275,500 | $66,300 | 315.5 |
| Granger | 1 | 0 | - | $272,500 | $0 | - |
| Dallas Center | 2 | 3 | -33.3 | $175,000 | $190,000 | -7.9 |
| Perry | 18 | 8 | 125 | $116,500 | $75,750 | 53.8 |
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