Metro housing market
Des Moines, IA housing market
The latest Des Moines, IA home prices, inventory, and days on market. The typical home here is 24.4% higher than the Iowa state average and 20.1% lower than the U.S. typical value.
Data as of May 2026.
Latest market snapshot
Home value
$296K
May 2026
Days on market
20 days
May 2026
Inventory
3,530
May 2026
What the numbers say
- ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $296,070 — -0.2% month over month, +1.2% year over year.
- ·Median days on market is 20 days — -23.1% month over month, +11.1% year over year.
- ·Homes for sale is 3,530 — +6.2% month over month, +14.6% year over year.
13-month trends
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
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Sources & methodology
Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.