Polk County

MyTownView tracks 17 municipalities in Polk County, Iowa. Browse recent news, meeting transcripts, upcoming events, and more across the county.

17Municipalities

503,175Residents

12Articles

11Meetings (30d)

388Upcoming Events

$102,347Avg. Median Income

$296,582Avg. Home Value

Rankings

Top cities and towns in Polk County. Click any ranking to see the full leaderboard.

Fastest Growing Cities

Bondurant · Polk

Population Change

Polk City · Polk

total crimes per 1k

Lowest Property Taxes

Windsor Heights · Polk

Effective Tax Rate

Best Fiscal Health

Windsor Heights · Polk

Fiscal Health Score

Recent News

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Two arrested after allegedly using counterfeit bills in Mitchellville

Two arrested after allegedly using counterfeit bills in Mitchellville MSN

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Pleasant Hill police requests help in locating teenager

Pleasant Hill police requests help in locating teenager MSN

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PCSO reporting outage of Runnells outdoor warning siren

PCSO reporting outage of Runnells outdoor warning siren MSN

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Apr 3Bondurant-Farrar principal resigns after being found intoxicated on school property, superintendent saysBondurantNews↗Mar 30Bondurant-Farrar board to consider elementary school principal's resignation at meetingBondurantNews↗Mar 19Bondurant library cancels middle school book club meeting after backlash over book selectionBondurantNews↗Mar 17Bondurant library cancels middle school book club over controversial selectionBondurantNews↗Mar 10Bondurant company turns old wind turbine blades into traffic barriersBondurantNews↗

Meetings

11

Apr 17City CouncilDes MoinesVideo Apr 16Planning and Zoning CommissionDes MoinesVideo Apr 7City CouncilDes MoinesVideo Apr 6City CouncilWest Des MoinesVideo Apr 3Planning and Zoning CommissionDes MoinesVideo Mar 26City CouncilCliveVideo Mar 26Special Property Tax Meeting FY 2026-27CliveVideo Mar 26Zoning BoardDes MoinesVideo

Upcoming Events

388

APR20

Walnut Creek WMA Meeting

9:00 AM · TBD

Urbandale

APR20

ABRA Cadabra – Celebrating the Music & Magic of ABBA

2:30 PM · The Lerner Theatre

Elkhart

APR20

Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting

6:00 PM

Polk City

Municipalities

17

Municipality▲	Population▲▼	Median Income▲▼	Home Value▲▼
Alleman	429	$120,833	$299,200
Altoona	21,495	$87,123	$274,600
Ankeny	72,615	$106,603	$331,000
Bondurant	8,560	$128,341	$318,800
Carlisle	4,255	$98,333	$234,300
Clive	19,012	$131,082	$401,100
Des Moines	212,421	$63,966	$194,700
Elkhart	899	$81,771	$253,900
Grimes	16,366	$104,497	$304,700
Johnston	24,384	$103,430	$369,100
Mitchellville	2,579	$78,816	$206,600
Pleasant Hill	11,136	$86,890	$295,100
Polk City	6,037	$163,000	$414,800
Runnells	440	$98,125	$231,600
Urbandale	46,595	$113,086	$335,500
West Des Moines	71,083	$84,925	$309,000
Windsor Heights	5,143	$89,083	$267,900