Des Moines, IA (City) - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in Des Moines, IA in April 2026 was $1,053 overall, $882 for one-bedroom apartments, and $1,101 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in Des Moines for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other Iowa cities, and for Iowa.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
Des Moines, IA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
Overall
1Br
2Br
Des Moines, IA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1014 849 1060
Feb 2017 1019 853 1065
Mar 2017 1037 868 1084
Apr 2017 1018 852 1064
May 2017 1065 891 1113
Jun 2017 1082 906 1131
Jul 2017 1109 929 1159
Aug 2017 1054 882 1102
Sep 2017 1045 875 1092
Oct 2017 1032 864 1079
Nov 2017 1011 846 1057
Dec 2017 980 821 1025
Jan 2018 939 786 981
Feb 2018 933 781 975
Mar 2018 943 789 986
Apr 2018 969 811 1013
May 2018 980 821 1025
Jun 2018 980 820 1024
Jul 2018 972 814 1016
Aug 2018 975 816 1019
Sep 2018 962 805 1005
Oct 2018 951 796 994
Nov 2018 943 790 986
Dec 2018 957 801 1000
Jan 2019 960 804 1004
Feb 2019 965 808 1009
Mar 2019 968 810 1012
Apr 2019 978 819 1022
May 2019 981 822 1026
Jun 2019 986 826 1031
Jul 2019 995 833 1040
Aug 2019 999 837 1045
Sep 2019 998 835 1043
Oct 2019 982 822 1026
Nov 2019 973 814 1017
Dec 2019 962 805 1005
Jan 2020 954 799 998
Feb 2020 947 793 990
Mar 2020 953 798 996
Apr 2020 957 801 1000
May 2020 963 806 1007
Jun 2020 970 812 1014
Jul 2020 978 819 1022
Aug 2020 978 819 1022
Sep 2020 974 815 1018
Oct 2020 971 813 1015
Nov 2020 971 813 1015
Dec 2020 964 807 1007
Jan 2021 966 809 1010
Feb 2021 964 807 1007
Mar 2021 968 810 1011
Apr 2021 971 813 1015
May 2021 978 818 1022
Jun 2021 986 826 1031
Jul 2021 992 831 1037
Aug 2021 1004 841 1049
Sep 2021 1013 848 1058
Oct 2021 1016 850 1062
Nov 2021 1019 853 1065
Dec 2021 1015 850 1061
Jan 2022 1015 850 1061
Feb 2022 1014 849 1060
Mar 2022 1017 852 1063
Apr 2022 1024 857 1070
May 2022 1033 865 1080
Jun 2022 1045 875 1092
Jul 2022 1056 884 1103
Aug 2022 1059 886 1107
Sep 2022 1054 883 1102
Oct 2022 1039 870 1086
Nov 2022 1030 862 1076
Dec 2022 1024 857 1070
Jan 2023 1026 859 1072
Feb 2023 1030 862 1077
Mar 2023 1045 875 1092
Apr 2023 1062 889 1110
May 2023 1072 898 1121
Jun 2023 1076 901 1125
Jul 2023 1071 897 1120
Aug 2023 1069 895 1117
Sep 2023 1064 891 1112
Oct 2023 1058 886 1106
Nov 2023 1048 877 1095
Dec 2023 1035 867 1082
Jan 2024 1027 860 1074
Feb 2024 1021 855 1068
Mar 2024 1022 855 1068
Apr 2024 1035 866 1082
May 2024 1050 879 1098
Jun 2024 1069 895 1118
Jul 2024 1072 898 1121
Aug 2024 1080 904 1128
Sep 2024 1073 899 1122
Oct 2024 1069 895 1117
Nov 2024 1048 877 1095
Dec 2024 1024 858 1071
Jan 2025 1011 847 1057
Feb 2025 1013 848 1059
Mar 2025 1023 856 1069
Apr 2025 1028 861 1075
May 2025 1032 864 1079
Jun 2025 1039 870 1086
Jul 2025 1041 872 1089
Aug 2025 1046 876 1093
Sep 2025 1045 875 1093
Oct 2025 1038 869 1085
Nov 2025 1030 863 1077
Dec 2025 1030 862 1076
Jan 2026 1039 870 1086
Feb 2026 1046 876 1093
Mar 2026 1046 875 1093
Apr 2026 1053 882 1101