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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

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Des Moines, IA Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$296K
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Des Moines, IA Median days on market — trailing 13 months20 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Des Moines, IA Homes for sale — trailing 13 months3,530

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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.