This Adorable ranch home with 2+ bedrooms in quiet enclave north of Drake - very quiet and secluded. Large sunlit living room with adjacent screened porch overlooking wooded area. Oak kitchen with new countertops and appliances included. New interior paint & carpet. Finished lower level has family room, non conforming 3rd bedroom, and 3/4 bath. If you include the finished basement and screened porch, this home has 1502 sq ft finished. Large 2 car garage with opener. This is a real doll house - won't last! Second bath and additional 2 rooms finished in basement
Sold for $165,000
$165,000
1816 26th St, Des Moines, IA 50310
2beds
802sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1942
6,490 Square Feet Lot
$183,400 Zestimate®
$206/sqft
$1,297 Estimated rent
Home value
$183,400
$172,000 - $194,000
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 3/4 bathrooms: 1
Heating
- Forced air
Cooling
- Central
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Garbage disposal, Range / Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Features
- Flooring: Tile, Carpet, Hardwood
- Basement: Partially finished
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 802 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Garage - Detached
Features
- Exterior features: Metal
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Park
Lot
- Size: 6,490 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 08007517000000
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Metal
- Foundation: Concrete
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- Year built: 1942
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Des Moines
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $206/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $169,900
- Annual tax amount: $3,042
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/13/2024 | Sold | $165,000-5.7%$206/sqft |
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| 4/14/2024 | Price change | $174,900-2.8%$218/sqft |
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| 3/17/2024 | Listed for sale | $179,900+2.5%$224/sqft |
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| 9/1/2023 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 8/17/2023 | Listed for sale | $175,500+6.4%$219/sqft |
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| 6/14/2022 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 6/8/2022 | Listed for sale | $165,000+3.2%$206/sqft |
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| 9/21/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 8/26/2021 | Listed for sale | $159,900+24.4%$199/sqft |
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| 12/4/2017 | Sold | $128,500+4%$160/sqft |
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| 5/1/2009 | Listing removed | $123,500$154/sqft |
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| 4/29/2009 | Listed for sale | $123,500+27.3%$154/sqft |
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| 1/18/2006 | Sold | $97,000+14.8%$121/sqft |
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| 8/8/2003 | Sold | $84,500+29.6%$105/sqft |
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| 6/24/2002 | Sold | $65,186$81/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,042 +2.1% | $169,900 +12.1% |
| 2024 | $2,980 +3% | $151,500 |
| 2023 | $2,892 +0.8% | $151,500 +23.5% |
| 2022 | $2,870 +4.9% | $122,700 |
| 2021 | $2,736 -3.7% | $122,700 +12% |
| 2020 | $2,842 +7.9% | $109,600 |
| 2019 | $2,634 +1% | $109,600 +11.8% |
| 2018 | $2,608 | $98,000 |
| 2017 | $2,608 -0.6% | $98,000 -1.6% |
| 2016 | $2,624 | $99,600 |
| 2015 | $2,624 +15.5% | $99,600 +12.3% |
| 2014 | $2,272 | $88,700 |
| 2013 | -- | $88,700 -0.8% |
| 2012 | -- | $89,400 |
| 2011 | -- | $89,400 -2.4% |
| 2010 | -- | $91,600 |
| 2009 | -- | $91,600 |
| 2008 | -- | $91,600 |
| 2007 | -- | $91,600 +9.8% |
| 2006 | -- | $83,400 |
| 2005 | -- | $83,400 +10.1% |
| 2003 | -- | $75,730 +13.9% |
| 2002 | -- | $66,480 |
| 2001 | -- | $66,480 |
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Neighborhood: Drake
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- Iowa
- Polk County
- Des Moines
- 50310
- Drake
- 1816 26th St