The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50146 sells for about $308,500, or $229 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.6% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 57 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,250 a month.
ZIP 50146
The housing market in the Des Moines area remains balanced with moderate inventory levels and stable pricing. While some ZIP codes show volatility, the broader market reflects a steady pace of sales and consistent demand. Figures are based on June 2026 market data for the Des Moines metropolitan area.
Median prices moved down 2.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 57 days on market with 3.6 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.9% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 11.6% · poverty 13.7% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
net influx — more people moved in than out
ZCTA 50146
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.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
- The Brenton Arboretum4.814.4 mi
- Ruby's Pub & Grill4.611.9 mi
- Springbrook State Park4.612.8 mi
- Wills Family Orchard4.711.7 mi
- Kuehn Conservation Area4.910.2 mi
- Adel Family Fun Center4.612.8 mi
- Nations Bridge Park4.57.4 mi
- Springbrook State Park4.612.8 mi
- Kuehn Conservation Area4.910.2 mi
- Nations Bridge Park4.57.4 mi
- Lenon Mill Park4.55.5 mi
- River Valley Golf Course3.912.2 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: median price diverges 19.4% from the nearest retained anchor (prior refresh cycle) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Validation: the flagged $248,500 (-19.4% vs the prior refresh cycle) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.