Rankings › Housing Affordability › Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA #12
91.2 composite of 100 Sourced metrics: 85%
M
Mayor of Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Verified official record pending sourced load.
Income needed to afford median home (at current rate)59,743 · Freddie Mac PMMS 6/18/2026 (6.47%) ·
89.5
Price-to-income ratio3.34 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
89.0
Median home price276,600 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
89.5
Rent-to-income16.5% · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
100.0
Monthly mortgage payment (median home)1,394 · Freddie Mac PMMS 6/18/2026 ·
89.5
Not yet sourced: Building permits per capita (Census Building Permits Survey file ingest pending); Months of inventory (Realtor.com feed pending).