The median sale price of a home sold in April in Polk City fell by $5,200 while total sales decreased by 75 percent, according to BlockShopper.com.
In April, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $317,250 - a 1.6 percent decrease from the $322,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Polk City in April 2021.
The median sales tax in Polk City for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,800, approximately 1.2 percent of the median home sale price for April.
The following table compares Polk City to other Polk 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger | 4 | 3 | 33.3 | $460,000 | $268,000 | 71.6 |
| Mitchellville | 5 | 7 | -28.6 | $402,000 | $135,000 | 197.8 |
| Grimes | 33 | 29 | 13.8 | $350,000 | $330,000 | 6.1 |
| Johnston | 22 | 43 | -48.8 | $345,000 | $295,000 | 16.9 |
| Saylorville | 3 | 8 | -62.5 | $330,000 | $253,300 | 30.3 |
| Polk City | 3 | 12 | -75 | $317,250 | $322,450 | -1.6 |
| Elkhart | 3 | 2 | 50 | $306,100 | $275,000 | 11.3 |
| Clive | 14 | 19 | -26.3 | $303,000 | $268,000 | 13.1 |
| Runnells | 4 | 3 | 33.3 | $282,250 | $449,000 | -37.1 |
| Ankeny | 113 | 141 | -19.9 | $280,000 | $245,000 | 14.3 |
| Urbandale | 53 | 58 | -8.6 | $280,000 | $240,000 | 16.7 |
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