Des Moines, Iowa short-term rental listings & supply

Name: Des Moines, Iowa short-term rental supply data
Creator: AirDNA
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Updated September 22, 2026By The AirDNA Data Team

Des Moines, Iowa has 1,121 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings

1,121

+3.3% YoY

Des Moines, Iowa short-term rental listings

Des Moines has 1,121 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 3.3% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

By property type: 88.1% entire homes, 11.8% private rooms and 0.1% shared rooms.
By size: 37.6% 1-bedroom, 24.4% 2-bedroom, 19% 3-bedroom, 14% 4-bedroom, and 5.1% 5+ bedroom.
By channel: 54.2% Airbnb-only, 40.9% cross-listed and 4.9% Vrbo-only.
By availability: 61.2% full-time (271–365), 16.4% most of year (181–270), 12% part-time (91–180 nights), and 10.5% seasonal (1–90 nights).
By minimum stay: 47.1% 30+ nights, 30.5% 2 nights, 11.7% 3 nights, 6.2% 7–29 nights, 3.8% 4–6 nights, and 0.7% 1 night.
By cancellation policy: 46.2% moderate, 37.4% flexible, 14.9% strict, 1.3% super strict, and 0.2% no refund.

Rental demand score

Rental demand82
Seasonality70
Revenue growth63
Investability75
Regulation66

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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 72.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (58% in Des Moines) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 3.3% from August 2025 to August 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

How AirDNA defines these metrics

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 →