Polk County, IA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Polk County, IA is $254,583.86. There were 8,210 home sales in Polk County, IA over the past 12 months. The median residential Polk County, IA home value for transactions over the previous year is $247,086.875. The number of current listings in Polk County, IA is 1,470, and the percentage of properties for sale is 1470.00%. The county has 211 foreclosures, 15 bank owned properties, 83 headed for auction, and 1,470 properties for sale.

Polk County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Des Moines

$ 209,950

$ 181/sqft

Bondurant

$ 315,000

$ 212/sqft

Ankeny

$ 324,950

$ 204/sqft

Polk City

$ 448,621

$ 276/sqft

West Des Moines

$ 338,000

$ 197/sqft

Windsor Heights

$ 272,610

$ 193/sqft

Urbandale

$ 328,479

$ 211/sqft

Mitchellville

$ 198,650

$ 115/sqft

Clive

$ 478,936

$ 204/sqft

Elkhart

$ 303,550

$ 233/sqft

Johnston

$ 359,000

$ 192/sqft

Runnells

$ 550,000

$ 318/sqft

Altoona

$ 295,640

$ 208/sqft

Sheldahl

$ 134,798

$ 160/sqft

Grimes

$ 379,900

$ 226/sqft

Alleman

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$ --

Pleasant Hill

$ 278,000

$ 185/sqft

Berwick

$ --

$ --

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Housing Market Summary for Polk County, IA

Mar 2023February 2024Change
Median Listing Price$268.1K$261.6K-2.43%
Median Sold Price$244.8K$261.6K6.86%
Homes For Sale1,2241,43817.48%
Homes Sold4,3443,990-8.15%
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On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Polk County, IA

Polk County, IA home values range from $18,988 to $32,624,784. Clive is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $576,950, and Sheldahl is most affordable with average house prices of around $159,990.

Foreclosure
There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $290,265 in Des Moines to the lowest value of $59,784 in Des Moines. Foreclosure homes account for 0.00% of properties in Polk County, IA with Des Moines containing 154 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0.07% of all residential properties in Polk County, IA with Des Moines containing 82 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $389,500 in Bondurant to the lowest home value of $59,784 in Des Moines.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Polk County, IA ranges from the highest value of $265,000 in West Des Moines to the lowest value of $122,549 in Des Moines. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.01% of properties in Polk County, IA. There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA; Des Moines containing 14 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Des Moines has 58 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Polk County, IA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.05% of all properties in Polk County, IA. There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $520,250 in Clive to the lowest value of $74,573 in Clive.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 0.91% of residential properties in Polk County, IA with Des Moines containing 551 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $650,000 in Runnells to the lowest value of $34,649 in Ankeny.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $450,132 in Sheldahl to the lowest price of $21,387 in Sheldahl. There are 18 cities within Polk County, IA. Des Moines has 1504 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 2.20% of properties in Polk County, IA.

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