Accommodation prices — Des Moines (IA), January 2027
61 places answered · priced 2026-11-07 20:16
Median $151 · half of all places $112 – $190 Night 31 · Offers 61 · $52 – $610
- Median
- $151
- p25
- $112
- p75
- $190
- Offers
- 61
What was on in Des Moines (IA) in January 2027
In Des Moines (IA), the night of 18 January stood out most — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — with a median 1% above the month's other comparable nights.
| Night | Event | This night vs comparable nights |
|---|---|---|
| 18 January | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | +1% |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | -9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01.01 | 132 | 107 | 170 | 60 |
| Sat 02.01 | 137 | 107 | 170 | 61 |
| Sun 03.01 | 145 | 108 | 178 | 85 |
| Mon 04.01 | 146 | 112 | 184 | 87 |
| Tue 05.01 | 147 | 112 | 188 | 87 |
| Wed 06.01 | 150 | 110 | 185 | 86 |
| Thu 07.01 | 151 | 112 | 189 | 84 |
| Fri 08.01 | 149 | 104 | 186 | 58 |
| Sat 09.01 | 137 | 111 | 181 | 59 |
| Sun 10.01 | 150 | 108 | 184 | 83 |
| Mon 11.01 | 153 | 112 | 193 | 83 |
| Tue 12.01 | 155 | 112 | 198 | 84 |
| Wed 13.01 | 160 | 112 | 198 | 85 |
| Thu 14.01 | 157 | 112 | 192 | 85 |
| Fri 15.01 | 135 | 109 | 180 | 61 |
| Sat 16.01 | 137 | 110 | 180 | 61 |
| Sun 17.01 | 157 | 110 | 189 | 84 |
| Mon 18.01 | 162 | 112 | 198 | 86 |
| Tue 19.01 | 175 | 112 | 222 | 85 |
| Wed 20.01 | 178 | 112 | 213 | 83 |
| Thu 21.01 | 174 | 112 | 206 | 84 |
| Fri 22.01 | 142 | 112 | 201 | 59 |
| Sat 23.01 | 137 | 109 | 189 | 60 |
| Sun 24.01 | 155 | 112 | 204 | 83 |
| Mon 25.01 | 160 | 120 | 192 | 85 |
| Tue 26.01 | 161 | 120 | 198 | 84 |
| Wed 27.01 | 161 | 117 | 195 | 84 |
| Thu 28.01 | 161 | 112 | 192 | 85 |
| Fri 29.01 | 148 | 109 | 190 | 59 |
| Sat 30.01 | 147 | 110 | 190 | 59 |
| Sun 31.01 | 157 | 110 | 189 | 84 |
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 $137 is the median on 16 January 2027
The night of 16 January 2027. The places just below and just above the middle — sorted by price.
| 29 | 2★ | New Vision | $132 |
| 30 | 4★ | Drake Park | $137 |
| 31 | 2★ | Greater South Side | $137 ← median |
| 32 | 3★ | Downtown Des Moines | $145 |
| 33 | 3★ | W Des Moines | $145 |
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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 January 2027.
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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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), January 2027?
Median $151. Half of all places: $112 – $190.
Which day of the week is priciest?
Monday +6% · Saturday -9% · How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.
What was on in Des Moines (IA) in January 2027?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day · New Year's 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
$52 – $610 · Median $151 · 61 offers · 16 January 2027
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