Verified monthly housing data for Des Moines, IA metro area. The national median sale price for the same period was $393,895; neither median describes a specific home.
- Median sale price: $314,278 (+3.0% year over year)
- Closed sales: 979 (+4.1% year over year)
- Inventory: 3,774 (+14.0% year over year)
- Median days on market: 52 (+7 days year over year)
For buyers: Inventory is up 14.0% and marketing time is 7 days longer than a year ago. Compare competing listings and ask about concessions; these figures do not guarantee a discount.
For sellers: With a typical 52 days on market, allow time for a sale and review competing inventory before setting your asking price.
Six-month trend
| Month | Price | Sales | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $297,000 | 1,030 | 46 |
| 2026-05 | $306,000 | 1,039 | 44 |
| 2026-06 | $319,000 | 1,052 | 45 |
| 2026-07 | $320,000 | 953 | 44 |
| 2026-08 | $320,000 | 932 | 45 |
| 2026-09 | $314,278 | 979 | 52 |
Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Des Moines, IA metro area (ID 19780).
Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.
How to read these figures
Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.
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