Des Moines median home price
The average home price in Des Moines is $149,830, ranking #2,576 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Updated monthly and free to explore.
Median home price
$149,830
Ranks #2,576 of 3,071 U.S. counties, in the top 84%.
- vs. national median$234,352Des Moines is lower than the U.S. median
- vs. Iowa median$195,956Des Moines is lower than the Iowa median
What median home price means
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.
Des Moines average home price: common questions
What is the average home price in Des Moines?
The average home price in Des Moines is $149,830, which ranks #2,576 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Curb Report updates this monthly and it is free to view.
Is the average home price in Des Moines above or below the national average?
Des Moines is lower than the U.S. median of $234,352, putting it in the top 84% of U.S. counties.
How does Des Moines compare with the rest of Iowa?
Des Moines is lower than the Iowa median of $195,956.
Is the average home price the same as the median home price?
People usually search for the "average home price" in a place, but the number published here is the typical home value from Zillow's ZHVI, which is a median-style measure rather than an arithmetic mean. That is deliberate: a true average is dragged upward by a handful of luxury sales, so it overstates what a normal home costs. For everyday purposes the two answer the same question, and the figure below is the better answer to it.
What does median home price mean?
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.