The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50222 sells for about $308,500, or $229 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+1%), a market in balance. Homes take about 57 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $850 a month.
ZIP 50222 — East Peru
The Des Moines market, including ZIP 50222, shows signs of a balanced environment with moderate price growth and stable inventory levels. Market activity is characterized by a 98.9% sale-to-list ratio and a median of 57 days on market, reflecting steady demand despite broader economic fluctuations. Figures are based on June 2026 metropolitan-wide data as specific ZIP-level granular metrics for 50222 are not independently published.
Median prices moved up 1.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 57 days on market with 2.9 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 0.0% · poverty 6.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 50222, Polk County IA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Data aggregated from Des Moines city-level ACS and market reports.
- John Wayne Birthplace Museum4.77.3 mi
- Historic Roseman Covered Bridge4.810.3 mi
- Historic Holliwell Covered Bridge4.86.2 mi
- Winterset City Park4.77.1 mi
- Pammel State Park4.67 mi
- John Wayne Birthplace Museum4.77.3 mi
- Historic Roseman Covered Bridge4.810.3 mi
- Historic Clark Tower4.86.3 mi
- Historic Holliwell Covered Bridge4.86.2 mi
- Historic Cedar Covered Bridge4.79.3 mi
- Winterset City Park4.77.1 mi
- Pammel State Park4.67 mi
- Cedar Bridge Park4.89.3 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.37.9 mi
- Des Moines International Airport4.326.3 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.