Affordable Housing in Des Moines, Iowa

Affordable housing properties, programmes and housing-provider information for Des Moines.

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Explore verified affordable-housing information connected with Des Moines, including assisted properties and other housing records supported by our stored evidence.

Des Moines at a glance

13Assisted properties

Validated properties physically reconciled to this location.

1,449Total housing units

Total units recorded across the validated properties shown for this location.

1,307Assisted units

Units identified as assisted within the current validated property evidence.

These figures describe records in the Affordable Housing Hub evidence database. They do not represent current vacancies or guarantee that applications are open.

Housing evidence

Verified housing records connected with Des Moines

These records are shown because AHH has a confirmed evidence relationship to this location. They are research leads, not claims of current vacancy, open applications or personal eligibility.

Assisted housing properties

Validated property records physically reconciled to this location.

13 shown

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Living in Des Moines

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Current evidence coverage

What Affordable Housing Hub currently knows about Des Moines

This snapshot is assembled from the live AHH evidence layer. It describes records we can substantiate, not current vacancies or personal eligibility.

13Validated properties

Confirmed property records currently reconciled to this location.

212,421Population context

Stored geographic population metric used for location context and discovery.

Practical guidance

How to use this housing information

1

Compare properties

Use the property directory to identify housing records relevant to the location you are researching.

2

Check the provider

Confirm current details with the housing provider or official programme source before relying on availability information.

3

Verify current status

Vacancies, rents, waiting lists, application windows and household eligibility can change and must be checked directly.

Common questions

Affordable housing in Des Moines

Does a property listed here have homes available now?

Not necessarily. A property appears because it is supported by our validated housing evidence. Current vacancies and application status can change and should be confirmed directly.

Are all housing programmes available to everyone in Des Moines?

No. Programme eligibility and service areas vary. This page does not infer eligibility or geographic availability from a provider’s office location.

Where does this information come from?

Affordable Housing Hub builds these pages from validated housing and geographic records with source provenance retained in the underlying data system.

Sources & provenance

Evidence used for Des Moines

AHH retains source provenance for the records it publishes. These are the principal enabled sources behind confirmed housing relationships on this page.

HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedAuthoritative source · evidence checked Aug 2026
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Evidence & review

About this housing data

This location page is assembled from housing and geographic records that have passed Affordable Housing Hub’s internal integrity checks. Property-location relationships shown here are confirmed in the stored evidence graph.

Location records
13 validated properties
Last reviewed
August 14, 2026
Live availability
Not inferred
Data note: housing information reviewed August 14, 2026. Availability, rents, waiting-list status, application status and individual eligibility can change.