Commercial Real Estate Market in West Des Moines, IA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
118 active listings and 1,257 off-market properties in West Des Moines, IA. Commercial property asks $160/SF to buy and $16.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
West Des Moines, IA spans 72.6 square miles in Warren County, Iowa. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in West Des Moines, IA has a median asking sale price of $165/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in West Des Moines, IA runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in West Des Moines, IA runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in West Des Moines, IA has a median asking sale price of $160/SF (based on 7 listings). Vacancy runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
West Des Moines, IA has 70,646 residents in 34,387 households. Density runs 973 people per square mile. Median household income here is $86,222 and median gross rent $1,188 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Clive | $200 | $12.00 |
| Urbandale | $168 | $10.50 |
| Des Moines | $134 | $14.00 |
Commercial property in West Des Moines, IA asks $160/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $134/SF in Des Moines to $200/SF in Clive, and the city sits below their $168/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 43 active for-sale and 75 active for-lease listings in West Des Moines, IA. The medians are based on 11 of the for-sale and 25 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Midwest region level, retail vacancy is reported at Midwest region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Midwest region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
