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Des Moines, IA

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2 bedrooms

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8 buildings · 27 listings · Lowest current rents

Des Moines 50320

Sutton Hill

3 matching listings

Current asking rent

$889/mo

Unit 4 · 2 bedrooms · B1

$889 /mo

Checked Oct 12, 2026

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Unit 4 · B1$889 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 12, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed. Reported monthly fees: $0.
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Unit 6 · B2$904 /mo
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Unit 5 · B1 - Renovated$1,037 /mo
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Downtown Des Moines

Rowat Lofts

5 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,275/mo

Unit c35b69ab-7c69-4f1c-8634-0738d3cff29b · 2 bedrooms · 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom - Ivory

$1,275$1,275 /mo

Compared with Oct 7, 2026 · Checked Oct 14, 2026

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Unit c35b69ab-7c69-4f1c-8634-0738d3cff29b · 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom - Ivory$1,275 /mo
$1,275 → $1,275Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Nov 8, 2026.
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Unit 057927d3-258a-4ef0-9644-1cd35263c649 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom - Ivory$1,305 /mo
$1,305 → $1,305Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Jan 8, 2027.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed.
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Unit 05f3dec6-ab95-4800-b7d5-ee3193b60aaa · 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom - Ivory$1,325 /mo
$1,325 → $1,325Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Dec 8, 2026.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed.
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Unit ead25872-878b-4286-a835-13b03fa110fa · 2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom - Gold$1,325 /mo
$1,325 → $1,325Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Unit c4cf8855-55b7-4c57-9a95-aa8219f21db0 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom - Ivory$1,335 /mo
$1,335 → $1,335Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Dec 8, 2026.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed.
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Drake

Canary Lofts

2 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,395/mo

Unit 960c010c-25d6-4b43-b328-0435e0c3f4a9 · 2 bedrooms · Welcome to Canary Lofts in Des Moines, Iowa.

$1,495$1,395 /mo

Compared with Oct 7, 2026 · Checked Oct 14, 2026

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Unit 960c010c-25d6-4b43-b328-0435e0c3f4a9 · Welcome to Canary Lofts in Des Moines, Iowa.$1,395 /mo
$1,495 → $1,395Down$100 · 6.7%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Unit 563c5c6b-462b-41be-92d7-a5564832abf4 · Welcome to Canary Lofts in Des Moines, Iowa.$1,395 /mo
$1,495 → $1,395Down$100 · 6.7%
Before: Oct 7, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Dec 7, 2026.
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Downtown Des Moines

The Residences at River View

2 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,400/mo

Unit 6 · 2 bedrooms · Channel

$1,400 /mo

Checked Oct 14, 2026

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Unit 6 · Channel$1,400 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Unit 5 · Canal$1,425 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Downtown Des Moines

Cityville Apartments

8 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,450/mo

Unit 306 · 2 bedrooms · Bernard

$1,450 /mo

Checked Oct 8, 2026

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Unit 306 · Bernard$1,450 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Oct 23, 2026.
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Unit 310 · Beaman$1,470 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Oct 31, 2026.
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Unit 203 · Bennett$1,485 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Oct 24, 2026.
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Unit 413 · Bellevue$1,485 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Nov 20, 2026.
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Unit 308 · Bennett$1,485 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Sep 14, 2026.
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Unit 304 · Belmond$1,525 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Oct 28, 2026.
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Unit 213 · Birmingham$1,600 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Nov 7, 2026.
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Unit 108 · Baxter Sig$1,695 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Oct 24, 2026.
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Downtown Des Moines

Gateway Lofts

1 matching listing

Current asking rent

$1,615/mo

Unit 308 · 2 bedrooms · Baxter Loft

$1,615 /mo

Checked Oct 8, 2026

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Unit 308 · Baxter Loft$1,615 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 8, 2026. Reported availability: Nov 11, 2026.
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Downtown Des Moines

Level

3 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,645/mo

Unit 7 · 2 bedrooms · B2

$1,645 /mo

Checked Oct 14, 2026

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Unit 7 · B2$1,645 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed. Reported monthly fees: $0.
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Unit 8 · B3$1,725 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Unit 9 · B5$1,845 /mo
Earlier comparable price not confirmed. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Downtown Des Moines

The Nexus at Gray's Landing

3 matching listings

Current asking rent

$1,699/mo

Unit 338 · 2 bedrooms · Indigo - 1072 SF

$1,699$1,699 /mo

Compared with Oct 6, 2026 · Checked Oct 14, 2026

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Unit 338 · Indigo - 1072 SF$1,699 /mo
$1,699 → $1,699Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 6, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
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Unit 216 · Emerald- 1035 SF$1,760 /mo
$1,760 → $1,760Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 6, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Reported availability: Jan 7, 2027.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed.
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Unit 324 · Cobalt - 1063 SF$1,810 /mo
$1,810 → $1,810Unchanged$0 · 0.0%
Before: Oct 6, 2026. Checked Oct 14, 2026. Listed; confirm the move-in date.
Base asking rent; fees may apply. Lease term not confirmed.
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The wider picture

Limited recent comparisons

Past 7 days

Rent drops: 2
Increases: 0
Unchanged: 8

10 comparable listings across 3 buildings, from 27 current listings in this area, bedroom, and budget view. Median confirmed cut: $100/mo. This sample is too limited to describe a citywide trend.

Current rents in Des Moines

All current apartments

Median asking rents in our current listings, by bedroom count.

Recently added to our checks

First observed in the past seven days; this is not a move-in date.

The Residences at River View · Unit 5
First observed Oct 14, 2026
$1,425 /mo
The Residences at River View · Unit 6
First observed Oct 14, 2026
$1,400 /mo
Level · Unit 1
First observed Oct 11, 2026
$1,345 /mo
Level · Unit 3
First observed Oct 11, 2026
$1,345 /mo

How we compare rents

We compare the same identified apartment within one listing period. Asking rent, fees, and promotional effective prices remain separate. Repeat checks must confirm a comparison. A missing price is never counted as an unchanged rent. Large events need additional checks before we publish a story. Prices update after successful checks.