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Des Moines, Iowa short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Des Moines, Iowa has 1,020 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
1,020
+3.2% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
36.3% of all active listings
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Des Moines, Iowa short-term rental listings

Des Moines has 1,020 active short-term rental listings as of October 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 3.2% from October 2025 to October 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 88.6% entire homes, 11.3% private rooms and 0.1% shared rooms.
  • By size: 36.3% 1-bedroom, 24.8% 2-bedroom, 19.6% 3-bedroom, 14% 4-bedroom, and 5.3% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 53.5% Airbnb-only, 41.3% cross-listed and 5.2% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 61.8% full-time (271–365), 15.8% most of year (181–270), 12.3% part-time (91–180 nights), and 10.1% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 47.3% 30+ nights, 30.5% 2 nights, 11.5% 3 nights, 5.5% 7–29 nights, 4.1% 4–6 nights, and 1.1% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 44.7% moderate, 41.8% flexible, 11.7% strict, 1.1% super strict, and 0.6% no refund.
82
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

Des Moines's Rental Demand score: 82 out of 100.

Des Moines's Rental Demand subscore is 82 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 75.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (59% in Des Moines) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 3.2% from October 2025 to October 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

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Active listings
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →
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Active listings over timeIllustrative preview

How Des Moines's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Des Moines's 1,020 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 88.6%

  • Entire home88.6%
  • Private room11.3%
  • Shared room0.1%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 36.3%

  • 1BR36.3%
  • 2BR24.8%
  • 3BR19.6%
  • 4BR14%
  • 5BR+5.3%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 53.5%

  • Airbnb only53.5%
  • Vrbo only5.2%
  • Multi-platform41.3%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 61.8%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)10.1%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)12.3%
  • Most of year (181–270)15.8%
  • Full-time (271–365)61.8%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Des Moines active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
1.1%
2 nights
30.5%
3 nights
11.5%
4–6 nights
4.1%
7–29 nights
5.5%
30+ nights
47.3%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Des Moines active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
41.8%
Moderate
44.7%
Strict
11.7%
Super strict
1.1%
No refund
0.6%

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Des Moines market overview

The full Des Moines market: 1,020 listings, $28.7K average revenue, 59% occupancy, $151 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

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