Neighborhoods in Des Moines with the most expensive home sales

After home prices climbed by a record-setting 16.9% nationwide in 2021, the market was met with another stunning statistic in April 2022: 11 American metros now have a median home sold price of more than $500,000. The half-million dollar average sale price metric comes from an OJO Labs survey of March home sales. Nationwide, the median sales price of a home reached $392,750 as of mid-April 2022.

In historically wealthy cities and those with more modest home prices, the trajectory is the same: Prices keep going up even as mortgage rates spike. Causes for the price jumps are mirrored across the country. A long-term housing shortage that began after the Great Recession was exacerbated by supply chain disruptions that made it harder to source construction material, which affected virtually all housing markets. Another factor that has driven up prices is the rise of investors that have entered the market. In many regions including Charlotte, North Carolina, investment firms are buying up huge swaths of single-family homes.

In smaller cities and towns, traditionally lower population numbers were met with a swell of households moving away from big cities during the coronavirus pandemic, driving competition up for housing. Record-low mortgage rates were another reason for an exploding number of buyers, although rising rates don’t seem to be doing much to slow bidding wars in many metros.

Real estate platform ZeroDown analyzed its data on home listings to determine the most expensive neighborhood in Des Moines, based on homes sold between March 18, 2022 and April 18, 2022. Neighborhoods are ranked by the median home price per square foot.

Read on to see your city’s most expensive neighborhoods or see the national story which features neighborhoods in 20 metros here.

#10. Valley High Manor
- Median Home Price: $188,906 ($203 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $994
- Population: 444
- Walk Score: 17
- Bike Score: 27
- Transit Score: 25

#9. South Park
- Median Home Price: $210,030 ($204 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $803
- Population: 4,492
- Walk Score: 50
- Bike Score: 26
- Transit Score: 28

#8. Woodland Heights
- Median Home Price: $229,809 ($208 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $806
- Population: 2,612
- Walk Score: 62
- Bike Score: not available
- Transit Score: 39

#7. Waveland Woods
- Median Home Price: $358,256 ($223 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $805
- Population: 651
- Walk Score: 32
- Bike Score: 34
- Transit Score: 30

#6. Westwood
- Median Home Price: $700,118 ($223 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $773
- Population: 1,476
- Walk Score: 3
- Bike Score: 36
- Transit Score: 16

#5. Southwestern Hills
- Median Home Price: $349,760 ($234 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $970
- Population: 5,441
- Walk Score: 2
- Bike Score: 32
- Transit Score: not available

#4. Downtown Des Moines
- Median Home Price: $260,147 ($244 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $876
- Population: 4,603
- Walk Score: 75
- Bike Score: 56
- Transit Score: 62

#3. Historic East Village
- Median Home Price: $516,590 ($279 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $833
- Population: 2,717
- Walk Score: 62
- Bike Score: 60
- Transit Score: 46

#2. Linden Heights
- Median Home Price: $855,126 ($286 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $767
- Population: 393
- Walk Score: 6
- Bike Score: 41
- Transit Score: not available

#1. Salisbury Oaks
- Median Home Price: $524,921 ($318 per square foot)
- Median Rent: $1,052
- Population: 1,272
- Walk Score: 15
- Bike Score: 26
- Transit Score: not available