Accommodation prices — Des Moines (IA), December 2026
87 places answered · priced 2026-11-07 20:16
Median $144 · half of all places $104 – $186 Night 31 · Offers 87 · $53 – $610
- Median
- $144
- p25
- $104
- p75
- $186
- Offers
- 87
What was on in Des Moines (IA) in December 2026
In Des Moines (IA), the night of 25 December stood out most — Christmas Day — with a median -4% above the month's other comparable nights.
| Night | Event | This night vs comparable nights |
|---|---|---|
| 25 December | Christmas Day | -4% |
The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.
Prices night by night
The median and the range of the middle half of offers. Every night measured on its own.
| Night | Median | p25 | p75 | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 01.12 | 143 | 104 | 189 | 88 |
| Wed 02.12 | 151 | 105 | 205 | 83 |
| Thu 03.12 | 147 | 109 | 204 | 78 |
| Fri 04.12 | 142 | 117 | 193 | 65 |
| Sat 05.12 | 142 | 117 | 186 | 63 |
| Sun 06.12 | 141 | 104 | 184 | 87 |
| Mon 07.12 | 143 | 101 | 180 | 85 |
| Tue 08.12 | 139 | 102 | 189 | 84 |
| Wed 09.12 | 147 | 104 | 189 | 87 |
| Thu 10.12 | 144 | 105 | 184 | 86 |
| Fri 11.12 | 145 | 107 | 180 | 57 |
| Sat 12.12 | 145 | 102 | 172 | 57 |
| Sun 13.12 | 141 | 103 | 175 | 84 |
| Mon 14.12 | 141 | 104 | 189 | 87 |
| Tue 15.12 | 144 | 104 | 184 | 87 |
| Wed 16.12 | 144 | 104 | 186 | 87 |
| Thu 17.12 | 144 | 106 | 189 | 87 |
| Fri 18.12 | 135 | 104 | 172 | 61 |
| Sat 19.12 | 137 | 104 | 172 | 60 |
| Sun 20.12 | 140 | 106 | 176 | 83 |
| Mon 21.12 | 150 | 105 | 196 | 85 |
| Tue 22.12 | 142 | 104 | 184 | 84 |
| Wed 23.12 | 144 | 105 | 184 | 83 |
| Thu 24.12 | 145 | 104 | 184 | 82 |
| Fri 25.12 | 135 | 98 | 162 | 60 |
| Sat 26.12 | 142 | 98 | 169 | 62 |
| Sun 27.12 | 143 | 108 | 189 | 85 |
| Mon 28.12 | 146 | 107 | 196 | 87 |
| Tue 29.12 | 150 | 105 | 204 | 86 |
| Wed 30.12 | 146 | 109 | 199 | 85 |
| Thu 31.12 | 179 | 119 | 224 | 81 |
A night we did not measure is absent from the table — we never show a zero in place of missing data.
Proof: how we know $144 is the median on 16 December 2026
The night of 16 December 2026. The places just below and just above the middle — sorted by price.
| 42 | 4★ | Downtown Des Moines | $141 |
| 43 | 2★ | Altoona | $143 |
| 44 | 3★ | New Vision | $144 ← median |
| 45 | 2★ | New Vision | $145 |
| 46 | 4★ | East Village | $146 |
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Which day of the week is priciest?
How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.
Price distribution
The night of 16 December 2026.
How we measure this
You cannot get a wrong number out of it. A night we could not measure stays empty — never zero, never smoothed, never estimated.
Sold-out places are counted separately
A median over 30 places and a median over 208 places are not the same claim, which is why the count sits next to every figure.
Events describe the night, not the cause
The percentage compares that night's median with the same weekdays around it — a weekend is 5–20% above midweek by itself. We publish the number and state plainly that we are not claiming the event caused it.
A thin measurement is not published at all
A city-month needs at least 30 places and 15 measured nights before it gets a public page. Below that we say “not enough measured yet” rather than publish a shaky number.
Every figure carries its date
“199 places answered · priced 14 Jun 2026.” That line is the most valuable sentence on the page, and it is sized like it.
What this page does not say
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We cannot change anyone's price and never will. You set prices in your own extranet. We are a briefing, not a control panel.
Not a forecast
We never say “prices will rise”. We say what is being asked today for a future night. Nothing on screen is predicted.
Not a competitor list
You do not choose five rivals to track. We read the whole town, so the market is what it is, not what you selected.
Not transaction data
These are asking prices — what places want — not what rooms sold for. We say so on the page.
Common questions
Accommodation prices — Des Moines (IA), December 2026?
Median $144. Half of all places: $104 – $186.
Which day of the week is priciest?
Wednesday +2% · Sunday -2% · How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.
What was on in Des Moines (IA) in December 2026?
Christmas Day — The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.
Price distribution
$53 – $610 · Median $144 · 87 offers · 16 December 2026
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