Des Moines, IA home prices, jobs, property tax & climate

Data layerACS 2023 5-year

Home pricesTypical sale price per square foot Job marketsWhere the jobs are concentrated Property taxEstimated effective rate Flood & stormsRegional exposure

Estimate, not a published ratemedian real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, per county. A ratio of two ACS medians — not a published assessor rate. Individual bills vary with assessed value, exemptions and sub-county districts.

SourceUS Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates (B25103, B25077) · ACS 2023 5-year · built Aug 18, 2026 · about this data

CoverageDes Moines-West Des Moines, IA (CBSA 19780) — Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison and 2 more counties · US Census TIGERweb (Metropolitan Statistical Areas)

Des Moines, IA at a glance

Home prices: $29–$351 per ft², median sale price by ZIP; Redfin Data Center · Redfin, updated 2026-07-03
Property tax: 1.33%–1.76% effective rate by countyEstimate; US Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates (B25103, B25077) · ACS 2023 5-year

Ranges span the whole metro. Figures are never combined into a score or a ranking — open an address report to see what they mean for one home.

Climate

22days above 90°F / yr

64°Fsummer night low

26 wkscomfortable season

252dry days / yr

37″precip / yr

36.5″snow / yr

Jan–Dec · 14–86°F

NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals · DES MOINES INTL AP, IA US

Effective rate (estimate)1.33% – 1.76%ACS 2023 5-year

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