Housing in Easter Lake Area at a glance
- Population
- about 11,813
- Housing units
- about 4,264
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $240,000Des Moines: $194,700 (+23%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,210 a monthDes Moines: $1,090 (+11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 73.9%Des Moines: 60.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 21.2%
- Median year built
- 1999
Easter Lake Area is the one Des Moines sector where most housing is recent: only 21.2% of homes predate 1980, the lowest of the ten, and the typical home went up in 1999. The nearest neighbours are much older: South Central DSM has 70.7% pre-1980 homes, Indianola Hills 86.6% and Watrous South 84.6%. It also has the highest owner share of the ten, 73.9%, and values of $240,000, third of ten and 23% higher than Des Moines's $194,700. Neighbouring values are lower: $168,000 for South Central DSM, $171,000 for Indianola Hills and $203,000 for Watrous South. Rent of $1,210 is third-highest of ten, in the south-east of the city. So the newest stock, the highest ownership and a top-three value come together in this one place. It has 3,050 owning households and 1,079 renting ones, with 11,813 residents. Indianola Hills, at 72.4% owners, is the closest in ownership, and Watrous South stands at 69.4%, while South Central DSM is the lowest at 53.7%.
Questions about Easter Lake Area
What is the median home value in Easter Lake Area, Des Moines?
$240,000 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 Easter Lake Area?
$1,210 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 Easter Lake Area own or rent?
Most own: 73.9% 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 2 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.
Easter Lake Area is one of the 10 most populous of 51 neighborhoods of Des Moines: estimated population about 11,813 (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 Easter Lake Area
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 Easter Lake Area. 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 Easter Lake Area? Ask for your spot.