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The median home value in West Des Moines, IA is $326,596 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.85% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$326,596
Year-over-Year
+0.85%
Population
73,335
West Des Moines ranks #15 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 50.4% above the state's city median of $217,178. It sits in Polk County, where the county-wide median is $283,819.
West Des Moines police recorded a violent crime rate of 165 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,714 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in West Des Moines is $326,596. That's up 0.85% from a year earlier. That is about 50.4% above the typical county in Iowa.
Homes in West Des Moines are more expensive than Polk County as a whole, where the median is $283,819 — a difference of about 15.1%.
West Des Moines police reported 165 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 73,335. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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