Which district in Des Moines (IA) is cheapest to stay in?
In Des Moines (IA), the cheapest district to stay in is Greater South Side, at a median asking price of $104 a night, and the priciest is New Vision at $189 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 66 of the 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 94 places checked, read 7 November 2026 20:16 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Des Moines (IA), New Vision asks a median $189 a night, +82% against $104 in Greater South Side, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 66 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater South Side | $104 | $85–$132 | 66 | 12 | 9.1 (12) | 0% of 12 |
| East Village | $146 | $106–$169 | 66 | 17 | 7.6 (15) | 59% of 17 |
| Downtown Des Moines | $161 | $144–$185 | 66 | 28 | 8.7 (27) | 29% of 28 |
| New Vision | $189 | $170–$211 | 66 | 12 | 8.5 (11) | 58% of 12 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 66 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Des Moines (IA) whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Greater South Side: a median $104 a night, score 9.1 across 12 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater South Side | $104 | 9.1 | 12 |
| Downtown Des Moines | $161 | 8.7 | 27 |
| New Vision | $189 | 8.5 | 11 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Des Moines (IA) is in East Village: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $174 against $146 Monday to Thursday (+19%), over 6 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Village | $174 | $146 | +19% | 6 / 48 |
| Greater South Side | $113 | $99 | +14% | 6 / 48 |
| Downtown Des Moines | $169 | $161 | +5% | 6 / 48 |
| New Vision | $185 | $193 | -4% | 6 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 66 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Des Moines (IA), the cheapest district is East Village at a median $107 a night and the priciest New Vision at $205, across 3 districts compared on the same 60 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Village | $107 | $105–$190 | 60 | 14 |
| Downtown Des Moines | $165 | $144–$186 | 60 | 18 |
| New Vision | $205 | $189–$219 | 60 | 9 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Des Moines (IA): 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 94 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 99 of the 99 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →