These Are The 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods In Des Moines

One of the most sought after aspects of any job or career, according to basically every survey, is compensation. You want to get paid well for what you do.

To what end you may ask? Well, to live in one the richest neighborhoods in Des Moines and have all the other Des Moineers look upon your abode with awe and desire.

So we decided to look into where the wealthiest residents of Des Moines decide to call home.

Using data from AreaVibes, we were able to identify the ten places where the managers in town live using median incomes and home prices. The result is this set of the richest neighborhoods in Des Moines:

Westwood
Linden Heights
Waterbury
Salisbury Oaks
Greenwood
Ingersoll Park
Southwestern Hills
Waveland Park
Meredith
Bloomfield-Allen

Read on to learn how we figured out where the 1% lives or jump down to the end of the article to see where your neighborhood ranked.

How do you decide if a Des Moines neighborhood is wealthy or not?

In order to live in the fancy part of town you need to bring home the bacon, and not just the bacon, but basically the whole pig. In other words, you need to earn more money than average.

So we went around researching the following two crtieria for all 52 neighborhoods in Des Moines:

Median Household Income
Median Home Values

We then ranked each neighborhood from one to 52 for each of those criteria with one being the “richest”. In the event of a tie, we gave the neighborhood with the larger population the advantage.

Next, we averaged the ranking of the two criteria to create a “Rich Score” for each neighborhood.

Finally, we ranked the “Rich Score” of each neighborhood from one to 52, with the number one spot, Westwood, being crowned the “Richest Neighborhood In Des Moines”.

Read on for details on who you should invite to your next birthday bash at 801 Chophouse.

1. Westwood

Population: 1,299
Median Income: $86,280
Home Values: $261,400

2. Linden Heights

Population: 412
Median Income: $86,280
Home Values: $261,400

3. Waterbury

Population: 2,342
Median Income: $91,798
Home Values: $239,500

4. Salisbury Oaks

Population: 1,033
Median Income: $80,928
Home Values: $227,450

5. Greenwood

Population: 938
Median Income: $67,906
Home Values: $239,500

6. Ingersoll Park

Population: 967
Median Income: $72,981
Home Values: $188,500

7. Southwestern Hills

Population: 5,669
Median Income: $64,377
Home Values: $199,900

8. Waveland Park

Population: 2,870
Median Income: $65,058
Home Values: $147,600

9. Meredith

Population: 4,080
Median Income: $64,336
Home Values: $143,733

10. Bloomfield-Allen

Source: Trulia

Population: 6,191
Median Income: $59,245
Home Values: $144,300

Detailed List Of The Most Expensive Neighborhoods In Des Moines

Neighborhood	Overall Rank	Median Income	Home Values
Westwood	1	$86,280	$261,400
Linden Heights	2	$86,280	$261,400
Waterbury	3	$91,798	$239,500
Salisbury Oaks	4	$80,928	$227,450
Greenwood	5	$67,906	$239,500
Ingersoll Park	6	$72,981	$188,500
Southwestern Hills	7	$64,377	$199,900
Waveland Park	8	$65,058	$147,600
Meredith	9	$64,336	$143,733
Bloomfield-Allen	10	$59,245	$144,300
Beaverdale	11	$60,122	$140,892
Waveland Woods	12	$60,833	$139,700
Lower Beaver	13	$53,945	$142,900
Merle Hay	14	$55,728	$133,285
Valley High Manor	15	$54,583	$128,800
Greater South Side	16	$49,432	$126,700
Gray’S Woods	17	$47,545	$111,067
Arbor Peaks	18	$34,526	$166,833
Chautauqua Park	19	$53,138	$105,700
Drake	20	$44,527	$109,377
Magnolia Park	21	$41,750	$126,000
Fairmont Park	22	$42,771	$108,000
Laurel Hill	23	$45,083	$102,100
Oak Park	24	$49,360	$95,925
Downtown Des Moines	25	$26,372	$207,250
Sherman Hill	26	$28,238	$157,350
Union Park	27	$46,131	$95,100
South Park	28	$42,005	$104,633
North Of Grand	29	$37,044	$122,150
Douglas Acres	30	$38,436	$107,900
Jordan Park	31	$29,431	$131,700
Indianola Hills	32	$41,206	$100,733
Highland Park	33	$43,420	$92,275
Accent	34	$43,979	$88,875
Woodland Heights	35	$31,726	$110,650
East Village	36	$26,667	$125,000
Mckinley School	37	$38,174	$88,967
Mondamin Presidentia	38	$38,927	$87,833
New Vision	39	$40,598	$84,550
Garton West	40	$32,589	$96,700
Fairground	41	$38,136	$83,533
River Bend	42	$27,449	$97,800
Martin Luther King Jr Park	43	$35,670	$84,400
King-Irving Park	44	$28,776	$82,550
Cheatom Park	45	$31,664	$78,567
Somerset	46	$33,294	$42,700
Drake Park	47	$21,971	$88,900
Capitol Park	48	$26,796	$78,400
Carpenter	49	$25,268	$79,100
Capitol View South	50	$25,658	$73,000
Kirkwood Glen	51	$26,111	$66,600
Capitol East	52	$23,445	$64,500

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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