Home prices
Des Moines's median home price is $133,200. In comparison to other places in this area this is roughly $61,550 (31%) lower.It is approximately $84,300 (38%) lower in comparison to the United States as a whole.
Rents
The median rent in Des Moines is $855 per month. This is about $200 (18%) lower in comparison to nearby areas.In comparison to the entire country it is roughly $207 (19%) lower.
Nearby places
Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights is Des Moines's neighbor to the northwest. Housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Windsor Heights costs $186,700, which is $53,500 (28%) higher than Des Moines. The rent there is a bit more expensive. In Windsor Heights the median rent is $1,019 per month, which is $164 (16%) higher than Des Moines.
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill is Des Moines's neighbor to the east. The housing prices there are a lot more expensive. The cost of the median home in Pleasant Hill is $201,500, which comes out to $68,300 (33%) higher than Des Moines. Rent there is a little more expensive. Pleasant Hill's median rent is $1,002 a month, which works out to $147 (14%) higher than Des Moines.
Norwalk
Norwalk is Des Moines's neighbor to the southwest. Its real estate prices are a lot more expensive. The median home cost in Norwalk is $202,900, which is $69,700 (34%) higher than Des Moines. The rent there is similar. The median monthly rent in Norwalk is $834, which is $21 (2%) lower than Des Moines.
West Des Moines
West Des Moines is Des Moines's neighbor to the west. The real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. West Des Moines's median home price is $218,500, which works out to $85,300 (39%) higher than Des Moines. Its rents are somewhat more expensive. In West Des Moines the median monthly rent is $1,017, which is $162 (15%) higher than Des Moines.
Carlisle
Carlisle is roughly 6 miles southeast from Des Moines. Real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The median home in Carlisle is valued at $148,900, which works out to $15,700 (10%) higher than Des Moines. The rent there is somewhat less expensive. The median monthly rent in Carlisle is $779, which works out to $76 (9%) lower than Des Moines.
Saylorville
Saylorville is approximately 7 miles north from Des Moines. Real estate prices there are substantially more expensive. The median home in Saylorville is valued at $210,000, which is $76,800 (36%) higher than Des Moines. Its rents are substantially more expensive. Saylorville's median monthly rent is $1,679, which comes out to $824 (49%) higher than Des Moines.