Ankeny, IA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Ankeny: a median closing price of $340,000 across 1,003 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Ankeny, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Ankeny sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 1,003
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $340,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $225
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $274,990 and $420,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 1,003 closed sales in Ankeny over the last six months, with a median closing price of $340,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $274,990 and $420,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. Across the 996 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $184 and $263 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Ankeny, IA (August 2026)
The median home price in Ankeny is $340,000, measured across the 1,003 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $274,990 and $420,000.
Where Ankeny sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Ankeny over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $274,990 and $420,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 33 days, across 780 Ankeny closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 38 days, across 786 Ankeny closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Ankeny angle
Ankeny's closed sales sit in a tighter quartile band than most markets we track. Across 1,003 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $340,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $274,990 and $420,000. When the middle of a market compresses like that, the median becomes a genuinely informative anchor and the analytical question shifts to whether your subject belongs in that middle at all. Comp depth is close to typical, so you can test that question with filters rather than assumption, and the tilt of the band toward its upper end is a reminder that being above average here is not the mirror image of being below it.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Ankeny address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Ankeny, IA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 1,003
Median sold price: $340,000
Median sold $/sqft: $225 (996 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/ankeny-ia-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Ankeny over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Ankeny?
The median sold price in Ankeny over the last 6 months is $340,000, measured across 1,003 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Ankeny last month?
Resideline tracked 179 closed sales in Ankeny in July 2026, out of 1,003 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Ankeny?
The middle half of Ankeny sales over the last six months closed between $274,990 and $420,000, with a median of $340,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Ankeny?
Among qualifying Ankeny closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $225, measured across 996 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Does the median closed price work as a starting value in Ankeny, IA?
It works better here than in most markets we track. Over six months Resideline tracked 1,003 Ankeny closings with a median of $340,000 and a middle half between $274,990 and $420,000, a comparatively tight band. Anchor there, then confirm with comps that the subject is not an exception.
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