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Des Moines, IA Housing

ACS 2020-2024

Median Home Value
$194,700 ± $3,372
Median Gross Rent
$1,090 ± $21/mo
Homeownership Rate
60.5%
Rent as Share of Income
19.8%
Price-to-Income Ratio
3.0×
Vacancy Rate
7.7%
Median Year Built
1961

New Construction (2025)

Housing units authorized by building permit — a leading signal of new supply, from the Census Building Permits Survey.

Units Authorized
1,676
Buildings
275
Single-Family Units
221
Multi-Family Units
1,455

Nearby Cities in Iowa

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.

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