Des Moines County, IA Housing

The housing in Des Moines, IA County is quite affordable compared to the US median value. The median value of a house in Des Moines is $121,400, which is significantly lower than the US median value of $338,100. In addition to its affordability, the appreciation rate for houses in Des Moines has been increasing over the past year. The US 1 year House Appreciation rate is currently 8.27%, while in Des Moines it has been 11.61%. This indicates that homes in this county have been gaining more value than those across the entire nation over the past year.

The median home cost in Des Moines County is $121,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 63.9%. Home Appreciation in Des Moines County is up 15.1%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Des Moines County real estate is 63 years old

The Rental Market in Des Moines County

- Renters make up 24.9% of the Des Moines County population
- 1.5% of houses and apartments in Des Moines County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Des Moines, Iowa	United States
	18,772.0	139,647,020.0
	65	42
	$121,400	$338,100
	15.1%	16.6%
	42.9%	57.0%
	63.9%	101.1%
	$16.29	$10.98
	$1,951	$2,690
	63.3%	57.4%
	9.2%	11.2%
	27.5%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.5%	1.9%
	0.0%	0.4%
	0.9%	0.7%
	0.3%	0.4%
	0.9%	3.6%
	5.6%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	3.1%	2.6%
	5.1%	2.4%
	7.6%	2.8%
	13.1%	3.9%
	14.2%	4.5%
	17.2%	11.3%
	17.2%	13.0%
	13.0%	20.1%
	4.9%	13.6%
	1.7%	8.3%
	2.4%	9.7%
	0.2%	3.9%
	0.3%	2.2%
	0.0%	0.8%
	0.1%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.2%	0.2%
	5.0%	13.6%
	5.0%	13.6%
	8.1%	13.6%
	5.7%	13.2%
	11.5%	14.8%
	8.1%	13.6%
	11.9%	10.0%
	6.2%	4.7%
	36.8%	12.2%

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