The valuation of residential property grew by an average of 9.9% in Polk County and 4.5% in Dallas County in this year’s reassessment of property values, officials with the counties said.
The increases are substantially less than what occurred in 2023 when homeowners in Polk County saw their properties’ value increase an average of 21.9% and those in Dallas County experienced average increases of 14%.
The number of homes sold in the Greater Des Moines area in 2025 (13,293) was similar to the number sold in 2024 (13,246), according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. But even with a stagnant home-selling market, prices are appreciating, said Bryon Tack, Polk County’s deputy chief assessor…