Similar to other places in this area, it's similar compared to the nation as a whole. However compared to the city of Des Moines, it's substantially more expensive.
Home prices
Grimes's median home price is $225,800. Compared to other places in this area it is about $7,700 (3%) lower.Compared to the country as a whole it is approximately $8,300 (3%) higher, and compared to the city of Des Moines it is about $92,600 (69%) higher.
Rents
Grimes's median monthly rent is $1,002. In comparison to its nearby areas it is is very similar.It is roughly $60 (5%) lower in comparison to the rest of the nation, and is approximately $147 (17%) higher in comparison to the city of Des Moines.
Nearby places
Urbandale
Urbandale is Grimes's neighbor to the south. The real estate prices there are similar. The value of the median home in Urbandale is $237,500, which is $11,700 (4%) higher than Grimes. Its rents are a bit less expensive. The median monthly rent in Urbandale is $935, which comes out to $67 (7%) lower than Grimes.
Johnston
Johnston is Grimes's neighbor to the east. The real estate prices there are a little more expensive. Johnston's median home price is $268,300, which works out to $42,500 (15%) higher than Grimes. Rents there are somewhat more expensive. Johnston's median rent is $1,146 per month, which is $144 (12%) higher than Grimes.
Clive
Clive is about 4 miles south of Grimes. Its housing prices are a little more expensive. Clive's median home value is $264,300, which comes out to $38,500 (14%) higher than Grimes. Rent there is pretty similar. The median rent in Clive is $984 a month, which comes out to $18 (1%) lower than Grimes.
Granger
Granger is roughly 5 miles north of Grimes. Its housing prices are a little less expensive. Granger's median home price is $210,700, which works out to $15,100 (7%) lower than Grimes. The rent there is a bit less expensive. In Granger the median monthly rent is $886, which is $116 (13%) lower than Grimes.
Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights is roughly 6 miles southeast from Grimes. Housing prices there are somewhat less expensive. The median home in Windsor Heights costs $186,700, which works out to $39,100 (20%) lower than Grimes. Rent there is similar. In Windsor Heights the median rent is $1,019 per month, which comes out to $17 (1%) higher than Grimes.
