Market Intelligence · IA / Des Moines

Des Moines, IA 50317 Housing Market

The typical home value in Des Moines, IA 50317 is $193,335, down 0.7% over the past year. Homes here carry a median list price of $237,500 and spend a median of 60 days on the market.

Updated August 2026Median value$193K

The median home value in Des Moines, IA 50317 is $193K as of August 2026, down 0.7% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Typical 50317 range

$178K to $209K

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12-month value trend

-0.7% over 12 months

Typical home value in 50317 over the last 12 months: $195K in Aug 2025 to $193K in Aug 2026 (-0.7%).

Aug 2025$195K

Aug 2026$193K

The numbers

What is the 50317 housing market like?

Typical home value

$193K

Down0.7%YoY

Median list price

$238K

Up0.8%MoM

Days on market

60

Up1.7%MoM

Homes for sale

150

Up18.1%MoM

Price cuts

20.6%

Up12.8%MoM

New listings

64

Up14.3%MoM

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026) / FRED (September 2026)

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The comparison

How do 50317 home prices compare?

  • 50317$193,335
  • Des Moines$230,916
  • Iowa$211,094
  • United States$288,625

Median Zillow home value (ZHVI), as of August 2026. Comparison levels are medians across every ZIP code with Zillow data (Des Moines: 11 ZIPs; Iowa: 824 ZIPs; United States: 26,265 ZIPs).

Context

As of 2026-08-01, there are 150 homes for sale in 50317, with 64 new listings coming on. The median list price is $237,500, and homes sit a median of 60 days before going under contract. One in five listings, 20.6%, has taken a price cut. Meanwhile, the typical home value of $193,335 has slipped 0.7% over the past year. For a seller, this is a soft market where pricing realistically from the start matters more than aiming high.

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