Housing in Beaverdale at a glance
- Population
- about 12,104
- Housing units
- about 5,803
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $243,000Des Moines: $194,700 (+25%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,200 a monthDes Moines: $1,090 (+10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 72.1%Des Moines: 60.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 81.3%
- Median year built
- 1957
In the north-west of Des Moines, Beaverdale ranks second of ten sectors for home value: $243,000, which is 25% more than Des Moines's $194,700 citywide value. Right beside it, Lower Beaver is valued at $235,000 and Merle Hay at $197,000, so the gap between close neighbours is visible. Owner households outnumber renters by a wide margin, with a 72.1% owner share against 60.5% across the city, while Drake nearby sits at only 42.9%. The housing is mostly older: 81.3% of homes date before 1980, sixth-highest of ten, and construction at the middle of the range came in 1957, close to the 1959 of Lower Beaver. Rent lands at $1,200, fourth-highest of the ten, while Merle Hay asks $1,300 whereas Drake charges $1,010. Beaverdale therefore combines high ownership, older stock and values near the top of the ranking. Households number 3,897 owning and 1,509 renting, in an area of 12,104 residents, and Drake, by comparison, is valued at $205,000.
Questions about Beaverdale
What is the median home value in Beaverdale, Des Moines?
$243,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $194,700 for Des Moines as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Beaverdale?
$1,200 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,090 in Des Moines (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Beaverdale own or rent?
Most own: 72.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 60.5% in Des Moines (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Beaverdale is one of the 10 most populous of 51 neighborhoods of Des Moines: estimated population about 12,104 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Des Moines GIS, Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Des Moines as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Beaverdale
The closest sectors of Des Moines, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Des Moines
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Beaverdale. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Beaverdale? Ask for your spot.