Des Moines, Iowa has 1,020 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $28.7K per year, with 59% average occupancy and a $151 average daily rate.
Des Moines short-term rental market summary
Des Moines's short-term rental market has 1,020 active listings as of October 2026. The average active listing earned $28.7K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 59% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $151. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $89. From October 2025 to October 2026, revenue is up 71.5%, occupancy is up 8.7%, ADR is up 3.0%, RevPAR is up 21.4%, and active listings are up 3.2%.
Des Moines, Iowa scores 75 out of 100 on AirDNA's Market Score, a 40-to-100 scale benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average Des Moines short-term rental earns $28.7K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
Des Moines's average revenue per listing is up 71.5% from October 2025 to October 2026, now averaging $28.7K a year.
Des Moines runs 59% annual occupancy across 1,020 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Des Moines's short-term rental occupancy is up 8.7% from October 2025 to October 2026, currently averaging 59% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Des Moines is $151 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $89. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Des Moines's average daily rate is up 3.0% from October 2025 to October 2026, now $151 per booked night.
Des Moines scores 75/100 on AirDNA's Market Score (a 40-to-100 scale), which weighs rental demand, revenue growth, seasonality, regulation, and investability across 120K+ tracked markets. See the Analyst's Take above for the subscores that drive it.
There are 1,020 active short-term rental listings in Des Moines as of October 2026. See the Supply chapter for channel split, property managers, and supply trends.
This page is refreshed monthly. It was last updated on November 6, 2026 and reflects completed short-term rental market data through October 2026. "Last updated" is when AirDNA last refreshed the page; the coverage month is the most recent full month of data behind those figures.
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