The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50321 sells for about $425,000, or $194 per square foot.
Prices are down 21.3% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,128 a month.
ZIP 50321 — Des Moines
The 50321 ZIP code currently serves as the most expensive market in Des Moines with a median price of $425,000. However, the market is experiencing significant downward pressure with a year-over-year price decline of 21.3%. Most demographic and economic metrics are sourced from city-wide data as specific ZCTA-level profiles were not available.
Median prices moved down 21.3% 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 6.6% · poverty 10.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 50321, 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.
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 reflects Des Moines city-wide figures as ZIP-specific ACS profiles were not available.
- Adventureland Park4.312.5 mi
- Spare Time Des Moines4.27.7 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.212.2 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.311.4 mi
- B&B Theatres Ankeny 12 & B-Roll Bowling4.512.9 mi
- Iowa State Fairgrounds4.67.5 mi
- Adventureland Park4.312.5 mi
- Casey's Center4.54.9 mi
- Iowa Events Center4.54.8 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden4.75.3 mi
- Adventureland Park4.312.5 mi
- Blank Park Zoo4.52.6 mi
- Iowa State Capitol4.85.4 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden4.75.3 mi
- The Palms Theatres & IMAX4.711.5 mi
- Iowa State Capitol4.85.4 mi
- Science Center of Iowa4.44.4 mi
- Pappajohn Sculpture Park4.64.1 mi
- Des Moines Art Center4.63.6 mi
- Hoyt Sherman Place4.84.3 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden4.75.3 mi
- Raccoon River Park4.73.2 mi
- Waukee Triumph Park4.612.9 mi
- ARL Animal Rescue League of Iowa4.39.9 mi
- Fort Des Moines Park4.63.4 mi
- Captain Roy's4.66.2 mi
- Saylorville Lake Marina4.715.5 mi
- Toad Valley Golf Course4.212.6 mi
- Woodland Hills Golf Course4.810.7 mi
- Golf Galaxy3.86.6 mi
- A.H. Blank Golf Course4.22.9 mi
- Waveland Golf Course4.54.7 mi
- Jordan Creek Town Center4.57.3 mi
- Outlets of Des Moines4.311.8 mi
- Merle Hay Mall47 mi
- Fleet Farm4.69.6 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.34.4 mi
- Des Moines International Airport4.30.7 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.