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  • $248,300

    5301 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

    3beds
    2baths
    1,221sqft
    Residential
    Built in 1939
    8,973 Square Feet Lot
    $248,300 Zestimate®
    $203/sqft
    $1,827 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $248,300

    $236,000 - $261,000

    $1,827/mo

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    What's special

    Charming 1 1/2 story home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and over 1220 sq.ft. This property is elevated with timber landscaping wall on front of property with large mature trees and sideway to home. Beautiful hardwood floors throughout the home. Main floor has 2 bedrooms and full bath, dining room, living room and kitchen. Upstairs has a large bedroom with private 3/4 bath. Lower level has a finished bonus room and laundry. New roof in 2014. 3 car detached garage with driveway entrance off of 53rd Street. Mature trees and landscaping and privacy fenced back yard.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 3
    • Bathrooms: 2
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Cooling
    • Central
    Appliances
    • Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Washer
    Features
    • Carpeting, Hardwood Floors, Smoke Detector, Laminate Floors
    • Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate
    • Basement: Finished
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 1,221 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 2
    • Parking features: Garage - Attached
    Features
    • Exterior features: Metal
    Lot
    • Size: 8,973 Square Feet
    Details
    • Parcel number: 10000907000000

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    • Architectural style: Conventional
    • Property subtype: Residential
    Materials
    • Metal
    • Foundation: Concrete
    • Roof: Asphalt
    Condition
    • Year built: 1939

    Utilities & green energy

    • Sewer: City

    Community & HOA

    Location
    • Region: Des Moines

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $203/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $230,100
    • Annual tax amount: $3,752

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    8/18/2023Sold$240,000$197/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #675233 Report a problem
    6/20/2023Pending sale$240,000$197/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #675233 Report a problem
    6/13/2023Listed for sale$240,000+54.8%$197/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #675233 Report a problem
    2/12/2020Sold$155,000-4.3%$127/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #592431 Report a problem
    1/21/2020Pending sale$162,000$133/sqft
    Source: Coldwell Banker Mid-America #592431 Report a problem
    11/14/2019Price change$162,000-1.8%$133/sqft
    Source: Coldwell Banker Mid-American Group #592431 Report a problem
    10/23/2019Price change$165,000-1.5%$135/sqft
    Source: Coldwell Banker Mid-America #592431 Report a problem
    10/14/2019Price change$167,500-1.5%$137/sqft
    Source: Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group, Realtors #592431 Report a problem
    10/2/2019Listed for sale$170,000+36%$139/sqft
    Source: Coldwell Banker Mid Am Group #592431 Report a problem
    11/30/2015Sold$125,000-7.3%$102/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #501413 Report a problem
    9/17/2015Price change$134,900-3.6%$110/sqft
    Source: Iowa Realty Co., Inc. #501413 Report a problem
    8/8/2015Listed for sale$139,900+11.9%$115/sqft
    Source: Iowa Realty Co., Inc. #501413 Report a problem
    12/29/2011Listing removed$125,000$102/sqft
    Source: Iowa Realty Co., Inc. #388456 Report a problem
    8/6/2011Listed for sale$125,000-9.4%$102/sqft
    Source: Iowa Realty Co., Inc. #388456 Report a problem
    3/2/2006Sold$138,000$113/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$3,752 +2.1%$230,100 +23.1%
    2024$3,676 +0.8%$186,900
    2023$3,646 +0.8%$186,900 +20.8%
    2022$3,618 -0.6%$154,700
    2021$3,640 +2.4%$154,700 +6%
    2020$3,554 +8.7%$145,900
    2019$3,270 -5.6%$145,900 +12.1%
    2018$3,464 $130,200
    2017$3,464 +19.3%$130,200 +9.5%
    2016$2,904 $118,900
    2015$2,904 +7.1%$118,900 +3.6%
    2014$2,712 $114,800
    2013-- $114,800 +0.1%
    2012-- $114,700
    2011-- $114,700 -7.9%
    2010-- $124,500 +9.9%
    2009-- $113,300 +7.5%
    2008-- $105,400
    2007-- $105,400 +2%
    2006-- $103,300
    2005-- $103,300 +7.5%
    2003-- $96,060 +3.7%
    2002-- $92,620
    2001-- $92,620
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    Neighborhood: Merle Hay

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    • District: Des Moines Independent

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