The median home in Des Moines, Washington is valued at $592,116, down 1.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,943, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 25.4x — well above the national average of 18x. Des Moines is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$592,116

-1.8%

Rent$1,943/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$118,423 on $592,116

Out of reach — 57.5% of income

Need $154,029/yr to afford.

PITI$3,594

P/I57.5%

Afford$288K

Gap-$304K

P&I $2,994Tax $484Ins $117

Renting $1,651/mo cheaper ($1,943 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Hunts Point$7980K Medina$4383K Yarrow Point$4207K Clyde Hill$4012K Beaux Arts Village$2758K Woodway$2301K Mercer Island$2243K Sammamish$1569K

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DES MOINES, WA