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Property-class scope

The story of this market

The typical home in ZIP 50166 sells for about $233,000, or $194 per square foot.

Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.2%), a market in balance. Homes take about 36 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $775 a month.

ZIP market report · consumer edition · quarterly refresh

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ZIP 50166 — Milo

Polk County →Des Moines marketrefreshed Sep 27, 2026next refresh Oct 27, 2026

Market mood · neutral

The Des Moines housing market is currently experiencing flat price growth with values sliding slightly year-over-year. Buyers are finding more inventory and choices, leading to a balanced market where sellers are increasingly adjusting prices to meet demand. Affordability remains a primary constraint on overall sales activity.

Parent geography

Milo · no city intel reportWarren County →Des Moines market →Iowa state →

Aerial view · ZIP boundaries2020 Census ZCTA boundary over current aerial imagery

Leaflet Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Land area · 154.5 km²Water area · 0.3 km²U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb — 2020 Census ZCTA5 boundary

Median sale price

$233,000

-0.2% year over year

Corroboration pending — anchor baseline forms on the first refresh cycles

Days on market

36 days

Active listings

744

Listings with price cuts

34%

share of active listings

Sale-to-list ratio

98.5%

of asking price

ZIP Market ScoreZIP-SCORE-1.3 · 4/4 sections graded

Composite · average of graded sections

Computed only from this report's published readings — sections without data are excluded, never estimated.

Growth/100

Median prices moved down 0.2% year over year.

Liquidity/100

Homes spend a median of 36 days on market with 2.6 months of supply — a fast-moving market.

Momentum/100

34% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is holding steady.

Safety & stability/100

no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.4% · poverty 2.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.

Census trends · population flowsACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Population change

+0.4%

versus the prior ACS vintage

Population base

2,023

ZCTA 50166, Polk County IA

Immigration & foreign-bornU.S. Census Bureau ACS · ZIP granular

Foreign-born share

5.2%

Foreign-born residents

105

Naturalized (of foreign-born)

26.7%

Non-citizens (of population)

3.8%

Entered 2010 or later (of foreign-born)

43.8%

World region of birth (foreign-born)

Americas

100%

ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.

Area context

Taxation

Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Iowa) — Iowa Property Tax Assessment Limitation: The taxable value is determined by applying an assessment limitation (rollback) to the assessed market value. The limitation is calculated annually to restrict the growth in aggregate taxable value for the residential class to 3% statewide.

Discovery profileACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Census profile · ZCTA 50166, Polk County IA

Population

2,023

Median age

38.3 yrs

Owner-occupancy

58.4%

Median home value

$233,000

Median gross rent

$1,150

Median household income

$68,456

Median year built

1973

Vacancy rate

6.2%

Renter share

41.6%

Owner cost burden

18.5%

Renter cost burden

42.1%

Population change

+0.4%

Work-from-home share

14.2%

Mean commute

21.5 min

Bachelor's or higher

34.8%

Unemployment

1.4%

Poverty rate

Avg household size

2.45

White

72.1%

Black or African American

11.5%

Asian

5.2%

Hispanic or Latino

11.2%

Data retrieved from Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables for Des Moines metro area.

Major amenities · ZIP 50166

Theme, amusement & water parks

1 · 20 mi

Wreck N' Roll Rage Room518.6 mi

Entertainment venues, stadiums & amphitheaters

3 · 20 mi

Family fun & things to do

5 · 13 mi

Lake Ahquabi State Park4.57.4 mi
Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park4.612.4 mi
Paramount 7 Theatre4.47.9 mi
Hickory Hills County Park4.611.6 mi
Moats Park4.58.2 mi

Museums, galleries & history

3 · 20 mi

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum4.817.3 mi
South Des Moines Sculpture Park4.319.8 mi
House Of Glass4.419.8 mi

Parks, trails & nature

6 · 13 mi

Lake Ahquabi State Park4.57.4 mi
Indianola Pickard Sports Complex4.56.4 mi
Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park4.612.4 mi
Buxton Park Arboretum4.88.3 mi
Hickory Hills County Park4.611.6 mi

Golf

3 · 13 mi

Shopping & dining districts

4 · 13 mi

Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Indianola4.49 mi
Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.38.1 mi
DeYarman Ford Indianola4.79.1 mi
Dollar General4.18.8 mi

Airports

1 · 31 mi

Des Moines International Airport4.320.3 mi

Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.

Sources · 4 cited

Home Value Pros Des Moines Market Report Redfin Des Moines Housing Market Trends RentMarker Des Moines Rental Data Albia News Mid-Year Housing Review

Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.