The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50054 sells for about $217,000, or $194 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.9%), a market in balance. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $833 a month.
ZIP 50054 — Colfax
Market data for ZIP 50054 is not specifically published; figures provided reflect the broader Des Moines market. The Des Moines housing market is currently experiencing modest price growth with a median sale price of $217,000 and a competitive pace of 29 days on market.
Median prices moved up 0.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 29 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.3% · poverty 10.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZIP code tabulation area 50054
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Iowa) — Iowa Property Tax Assessment Limitation: The taxable value is determined by applying an assessment limitation (rollback) to the assessed market value. The limitation is calculated annually to restrict the growth in aggregate taxable value for the residential class to 3% statewide.
- Adventureland Park4.313.2 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.218.3 mi
- B&B Theatres Ankeny 12 & B-Roll Bowling4.519.6 mi
- Adventure Bay Waterpark4.313.5 mi
- The Operating Room Ankeny4.419.5 mi
- Iowa State Fairgrounds4.617.1 mi
- Adventureland Park4.313.2 mi
- Iowa Speedway4.512 mi
- Center Grove Orchard4.718.6 mi
- Prairie Ridge Sports Complex4.519.8 mi
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge4.78.6 mi
- Cinemark Altoona and XD4.512.8 mi
- Valle Drive In4.67.4 mi
- Ironwood Park4.612.2 mi
- Quarry Springs Park4.30.6 mi
- Iowa State Capitol4.819.6 mi
- State Historical Building4.619.9 mi
- Unkl Ruckus's Smoking Emporium & Skate Shop At Midwest Mellow - NE 14th St.4.718.5 mi
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge4.78.6 mi
- Sam Wise Youth Complex4.411.2 mi
- Maytag Park4.69.7 mi
- Ironwood Park4.612.2 mi
- Quarry Springs Park4.30.6 mi
- Captain Roy's4.619.6 mi
- Terrace Hills Golf Course4.49.9 mi
- Toad Valley Golf Course4.212 mi
- Westwood Golf Course4.57.7 mi
- Hy-Vee4.311.8 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.410.8 mi
- Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Newton4.311.8 mi
- Newton Plaza411.5 mi
- Des Moines International Airport4.323.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.