Polk County, IA Real Estate & Property Data

Polk County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: April 22, 2025

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 $273,000. Polk County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 5,221 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Polk County real estate data indicates that the county has 78 properties in foreclosure and 3 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Polk County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 162,046
Total Commercial Properties 8,660
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 52 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,523
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 594
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 1.53%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 4,993
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 34.06%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 1.52%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 130
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Polk County, IA Real Estate Overview

There were 5,221 residential properties sold in the past year in Polk County, IA. The median home value in Polk County, IA is $268,458. There are a total of 162,046 residential properties in the Polk.

Median Sales Price i
$273,000
(Feb 2025)
-3.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $273,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $265,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $258,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $290,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $288,750
  • September '24 Sep '24 $283,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $289,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $304,250
  • June '24 Jun '24 $292,000
  • May '24 May '24 $287,500
  • April '24 Apr '24 $291,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $267,500
Median Down Payment i
$43,125
(Feb 2025)
+67.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $43,125
  • January '25 Jan '25 $26,150
  • December '24 Dec '24 $27,400
  • November '24 Nov '24 $25,750
  • October '24 Oct '24 $29,500
  • September '24 Sep '24 $24,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $35,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $39,500
  • June '24 Jun '24 $40,000
  • May '24 May '24 $31,750
  • April '24 Apr '24 $31,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $31,000
Number of Homes Sold i
286
(Feb 2025)
-5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 286
  • January '25 Jan '25 308
  • December '24 Dec '24 381
  • November '24 Nov '24 391
  • October '24 Oct '24 413
  • September '24 Sep '24 332
  • August '24 Aug '24 457
  • July '24 Jul '24 426
  • June '24 Jun '24 519
  • May '24 May '24 476
  • April '24 Apr '24 508
  • March '24 Mar '24 423
Number of Purchase Loans i
308
(Feb 2025)
-13%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 308
  • January '25 Jan '25 316
  • December '24 Dec '24 458
  • November '24 Nov '24 425
  • October '24 Oct '24 502
  • September '24 Sep '24 403
  • August '24 Aug '24 510
  • July '24 Jul '24 484
  • June '24 Jun '24 507
  • May '24 May '24 551
  • April '24 Apr '24 608
  • March '24 Mar '24 496
Number of REFI Loans i
245
(Feb 2025)
-17.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 245
  • January '25 Jan '25 270
  • December '24 Dec '24 340
  • November '24 Nov '24 318
  • October '24 Oct '24 445
  • September '24 Sep '24 337
  • August '24 Aug '24 367
  • July '24 Jul '24 405
  • June '24 Jun '24 257
  • May '24 May '24 312
  • April '24 Apr '24 420
  • March '24 Mar '24 306
Number of HELOC Loans i
309
(Feb 2025)
-0.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 309
  • January '25 Jan '25 329
  • December '24 Dec '24 406
  • November '24 Nov '24 399
  • October '24 Oct '24 417
  • September '24 Sep '24 411
  • August '24 Aug '24 411
  • July '24 Jul '24 467
  • June '24 Jun '24 394
  • May '24 May '24 389
  • April '24 Apr '24 546
  • March '24 Mar '24 333

Polk County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

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Polk County, IA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 78 Polk County, IA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 28 Polk County, IA properties and repossessed 3 Polk County, IA properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
78
(Feb 2025)
+85.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 78
  • January '25 Jan '25 52
  • December '24 Dec '24 69
  • November '24 Nov '24 58
  • October '24 Oct '24 54
  • September '24 Sep '24 44
  • August '24 Aug '24 29
  • July '24 Jul '24 21
  • June '24 Jun '24 32
  • May '24 May '24 38
  • April '24 Apr '24 46
  • March '24 Mar '24 41
Foreclosure Starts i
28
(Feb 2025)
+55.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 28
  • January '25 Jan '25 22
  • December '24 Dec '24 32
  • November '24 Nov '24 14
  • October '24 Oct '24 25
  • September '24 Sep '24 20
  • August '24 Aug '24 13
  • July '24 Jul '24 12
  • June '24 Jun '24 12
  • May '24 May '24 9
  • April '24 Apr '24 29
  • March '24 Mar '24 14
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
3
(Feb 2025)
+200%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 3
  • January '25 Jan '25 6
  • December '24 Dec '24 3
  • November '24 Nov '24 3
  • October '24 Oct '24 4
  • September '24 Sep '24 2
  • August '24 Aug '24 1
  • July '24 Jul '24 2
  • June '24 Jun '24 4
  • May '24 May '24 5
  • April '24 Apr '24 1
  • March '24 Mar '24 3
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