Des Moines County, IA real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$136,500Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.51%Above state avg 1.39%Median bill $2,058/yr · Census

Median rent

$9042-bed $979Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Des Moines County, IA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Des Moines County pay a median of $2,058 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $136,500, an effective rate of about 1.51%. The Iowa average is 1.39%, which makes Des Moines County the #87 lowest-tax of 99 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $904 a month, and $979 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 13 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $137,000 home here comes to about $973 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $42,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,928).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$973/mo
  • Principal & interest$744
  • Property tax$172
  • Insurance (est.)$57

$137,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Des Moines County by bedrooms

Studio$53533% below state
1 bedroom$61320% below state
2 bedrooms$9791% below state
3 bedrooms$1,206Same as state
4 bedrooms$1,3336% above state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.