Polk County, IA Real Estate & Property Data

Polk County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: April 19, 2024

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Polk County, IA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Polk County, IA is $285,000. Polk County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 7,782 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Polk County real estate data indicates that the county has 42 properties in foreclosure and 1 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Polk County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 175,065
Total Commercial Properties 9,369
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 52 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,516
Total 2024 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 670
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2024) 1.94%
Total 2023 Residential Sales 7,616
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2024) 31.03%
Effective 2023 Property Tax 1.44%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 91
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Polk County, IA Real Estate Overview

There were 7,782 residential properties sold in the past year in Polk County, IA. The median home value in Polk County, IA is $249,766. There are a total of 175,065 residential properties in the Polk.

Median Sales Price i
$285,000
(Feb 2024)
+19%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 $285,000
  • January '24 Jan '24 $259,750
  • December '23 Dec '23 $267,250
  • November '23 Nov '23 $249,000
  • October '23 Oct '23 $262,500
  • September '23 Sep '23 $279,500
  • August '23 Aug '23 $275,000
  • July '23 Jul '23 $265,000
  • June '23 Jun '23 $275,000
  • May '23 May '23 $260,000
  • April '23 Apr '23 $260,000
  • March '23 Mar '23 $250,000
Median Down Payment i
$56,400
(Feb 2024)
+151.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 $56,400
  • January '24 Jan '24 $27,685
  • December '23 Dec '23 $25,000
  • November '23 Nov '23 $26,992
  • October '23 Oct '23 $26,672
  • September '23 Sep '23 $26,500
  • August '23 Aug '23 $30,000
  • July '23 Jul '23 $32,600
  • June '23 Jun '23 $31,950
  • May '23 May '23 $25,287
  • April '23 Apr '23 $25,100
  • March '23 Mar '23 $19,750
Number of Homes Sold i
241
(Feb 2024)
-45%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 241
  • January '24 Jan '24 429
  • December '23 Dec '23 465
  • November '23 Nov '23 441
  • October '23 Oct '23 649
  • September '23 Sep '23 604
  • August '23 Aug '23 717
  • July '23 Jul '23 738
  • June '23 Jun '23 956
  • May '23 May '23 819
  • April '23 Apr '23 582
  • March '23 Mar '23 703
Number of Purchase Loans i
301
(Feb 2024)
-22.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 301
  • January '24 Jan '24 471
  • December '23 Dec '23 446
  • November '23 Nov '23 413
  • October '23 Oct '23 569
  • September '23 Sep '23 576
  • August '23 Aug '23 698
  • July '23 Jul '23 724
  • June '23 Jun '23 851
  • May '23 May '23 827
  • April '23 Apr '23 615
  • March '23 Mar '23 655
Number of REFI Loans i
321
(Feb 2024)
+36.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 321
  • January '24 Jan '24 367
  • December '23 Dec '23 303
  • November '23 Nov '23 264
  • October '23 Oct '23 410
  • September '23 Sep '23 380
  • August '23 Aug '23 418
  • July '23 Jul '23 370
  • June '23 Jun '23 405
  • May '23 May '23 376
  • April '23 Apr '23 281
  • March '23 Mar '23 332
Number of HELOC Loans i
296
(Feb 2024)
+60%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 296
  • January '24 Jan '24 266
  • December '23 Dec '23 178
  • November '23 Nov '23 194
  • October '23 Oct '23 290
  • September '23 Sep '23 295
  • August '23 Aug '23 297
  • July '23 Jul '23 277
  • June '23 Jun '23 324
  • May '23 May '23 361
  • April '23 Apr '23 273
  • March '23 Mar '23 288

Polk County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

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Polk County, IA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 42 Polk County, IA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2024. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 18 Polk County, IA properties and repossessed 1 Polk County, IA properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in February 2024.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
42
(Feb 2024)
-28.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 42
  • January '24 Jan '24 49
  • December '23 Dec '23 32
  • November '23 Nov '23 54
  • October '23 Oct '23 51
  • September '23 Sep '23 66
  • August '23 Aug '23 46
  • July '23 Jul '23 54
  • June '23 Jun '23 53
  • May '23 May '23 65
  • April '23 Apr '23 70
  • March '23 Mar '23 83
Foreclosure Starts i
18
(Feb 2024)
-43.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 18
  • January '24 Jan '24 31
  • December '23 Dec '23 9
  • November '23 Nov '23 23
  • October '23 Oct '23 24
  • September '23 Sep '23 17
  • August '23 Aug '23 23
  • July '23 Jul '23 25
  • June '23 Jun '23 18
  • May '23 May '23 26
  • April '23 Apr '23 22
  • March '23 Mar '23 39
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
1
(Feb 2024)
-85.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '24 Feb '24 1
  • January '24 Jan '24 2
  • December '23 Dec '23 8
  • November '23 Nov '23 2
  • October '23 Oct '23 5
  • September '23 Sep '23 2
  • August '23 Aug '23 6
  • July '23 Jul '23 7
  • June '23 Jun '23 4
  • May '23 May '23 2
  • April '23 Apr '23 1
  • March '23 Mar '23 5
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