Home prices
The median home in West Des Moines is valued at $218,500. In comparison to its nearby areas it is approximately $31,000 (12%) lower.In comparison to the entire nation it is is very similar, and compared to the city of Des Moines it is about $85,300 (64%) higher.
Rents
West Des Moines's median monthly rent is $1,017. This is roughly $34 (3%) higher compared to other places in this area.In comparison to the nation as a whole it is approximately $45 (4%) lower, and compared to the city of Des Moines is about $162 (18%) higher.
Nearby places
Clive
Clive is West Des Moines's neighbor to the north. The housing prices there are a little more expensive. The median home value in Clive is $264,300, which comes out to $45,800 (17%) higher than West Des Moines. Rents there are similar. Clive's median rent is $984 per month, which works out to $33 (3%) lower than West Des Moines.
Cumming
Cumming is West Des Moines's neighbor to the south. Its housing prices are substantially more expensive. The median home value in Cumming is $354,700, which is $136,200 (38%) higher than West Des Moines. Rents there are a little less expensive. Cumming's median rent is $950 per month, which works out to $67 (7%) lower than West Des Moines.
Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights is West Des Moines's neighbor to the northeast. Housing prices there are a little less expensive. The median home in Windsor Heights is valued at $186,700, which works out to $31,800 (17%) lower than West Des Moines. Its rents are fairly similar. The median monthly rent in Windsor Heights is $1,019, which is very similar to West Des Moines.
Waukee
Waukee is West Des Moines's neighbor to the northwest. The real estate prices there are somewhat more expensive. Waukee's median home cost is $238,900, which is $20,400 (8%) higher than West Des Moines. The rent there is somewhat more expensive. In Waukee the median rent is $1,130 per month, which is $113 (9%) higher than West Des Moines.
Norwalk
Norwalk is West Des Moines's neighbor to the southeast. Its real estate prices are a little less expensive. The price of the median home in Norwalk is $202,900, which comes out to $15,600 (7%) lower than West Des Moines. Rents there are a bit less expensive. In Norwalk the median monthly rent is $834, which works out to $183 (21%) lower than West Des Moines.
