How much do short-term rentals cost per night in Des Moines (IA)?
Apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA) asked a median $189 a night (latest scan 7 November 2026); on a typical night the middle half asked between $140 and $224. That is 84 measured nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 40 listings priced on a typical night. These are asking prices, not prices paid and not an ADR.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 94 places checked, read 7 November 2026 20:16 UTC.
Updated
Nightly asking price
Apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA) asked a median $189 a night over 84 measured nights, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median a night | $189 |
| Middle half (25th–75th percentile) | $140 – $224 |
| Mean of every asking price | $199 |
| Listings priced on a typical night | 40 |
| Nights measured | 84 |
- The mean of all 2861 asking prices is $199; the median leads because a few listings at either extreme move a mean, not a median.
Each night's figure is the median asking price of the listings priced that night; the page's figure is the median of those nights.
By month
The dearest month for apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA): January 2027, a median $192 a night over 31 measured nights.
| Month | Median a night | Middle half | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $177 | $132 – $211 | 18 |
| December 2026 | $188 | $140 – $220 | 31 |
| January 2027 | $192 | $153 – $229 | 31 |
- Cheapest: November 2026, a median $177 a night over 18 nights.
A month gets a row once this window holds at least 15 measured nights of it.
At weekends
Apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA) asked +5% on Friday and Saturday nights against Monday to Thursday: a median $198 over 24 nights, against $189 over 48 nights.
| Nights | Median a night | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|
| Friday + Saturday | $198 | 24 |
| Monday – Thursday | $189 | 48 |
Sunday nights sit in neither group.
On event and holiday nights
On 26 November 2026 (Thanksgiving Day), apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA) asked a median $176, +4% against $169 on 8 other weekday nights within 7 days.
| Night | Event | Median that night | Other nights within 7 days | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $176 | $169 over 8 nights | +4% |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $198 | $198 over 6 nights | 0% |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $198 | $198 over 6 nights | 0% |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $189 | $192 over 8 nights | -2% |
Each event is printed beside its night: the price is what was measured, and this page does not claim the event moved it. Weekend here means Friday to Sunday nights.
Against hotels
Apartments and B&Bs on Agoda in Des Moines (IA) asked a median $189 a night, +54% against $123 for Agoda's hotels on the same 84 nights.
| Places | Median a night | Middle half | Priced on a typical night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments & B&Bs (Agoda) | $189 | $140 – $224 | 40 |
| Hotels (Agoda) | $123 | $78 – $155 | 44 |
Both halves come from the same Agoda search on the same nights.
What this page measures
This page holds 84 nights of asking prices in Des Moines (IA), from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 40 listings priced on a typical night.
- Short-term rentals here are the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults; Agoda files some guesthouses and hostels as hotels, and those count as hotels here.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read.
- A listing with no price on a night is left out of that night's figures.
- Asking prices only: not prices paid, not an ADR, and no count of nights sold.
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 →