Are yards well-kept in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 88% of users say yards are well-kept

Is parking easy in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 85% of users say parking is easy

Is Highland Park, Des Moines, IA walkable to grocery stores?

As of early 2026, 84% of users say it's walkable to grocery stores

Does Highland Park, Des Moines, IA have sidewalks?

As of early 2026, 81% of users say there are sidewalks

Do kids play outside in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 76% of users say kids play outside

Is a car needed in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 72% of users say car is needed

Is Highland Park, Des Moines, IA dog-friendly?

As of early 2026, 71% of users say it's dog friendly

Is Highland Park, Des Moines, IA walkable to restaurants?

As of early 2026, 69% of users say it's walkable to restaurants

Do residents of Highland Park, Des Moines, IA plan to stay at least 5 years?

As of early 2026, 65% of users say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

Are the streets well-lit in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 60% of users say streets are well-lit

Would people walk alone at night in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 60% of users say people would walk alone at night

Are neighbors friendly in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 54% of users say neighbors are friendly

Does Highland Park, Des Moines, IA show holiday spirit?

As of early 2026, 53% of users say there's holiday spirit

Is Highland Park, Des Moines, IA quiet?

As of early 2026, 49% of users say it's quiet

Is there wildlife in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 33% of users say there's wildlife

Are there community events in Highland Park, Des Moines, IA?

As of early 2026, 33% of users say there are community events

What is 616 E Seneca Ave estimated to be worth?

Trulia's estimated value for 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA is $163,200 .

What is the price history for 616 E Seneca Ave?

616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA last sold for $97,900 in August 2017.

Is Des Moines a buyer's or seller's market?

Des Moines is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.

What's the median sale price in Des Moines?

The median sale price in Des Moines is $215K. That is up $3.57K from the prior month.

Does 616 E Seneca Ave have air conditioning?

Yes, 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA has air conditioning.

How big is the lot at 616 E Seneca Ave?

The lot at 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA is about 0.17 acres (7,492 sq ft).

OFF MARKET

$163,200

Trulia Estimate

2 Beds
1 Bath
838 sqft

616 E Seneca Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313

Highland Park

Refinance Your Home

Currently Off Market - Sold Aug 8, 2017 for $97,900

Home Value

Trulia Estimate

$163K

Since last month

$1K (-0.7%)

Since last year

$5K (-3.1%)

Since last sale

$65K (+66.7%)

Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +71% in the last 10 years

Month	Estimated value
2026
August 2026	$163K
July 2026	$164K
June 2026	$164K
May 2026	$163K
April 2026	$165K
March 2026	$164K
February 2026	$162K
January 2026	$160K
2025
December 2025	$158K
November 2025	$162K
October 2025	$164K
September 2025	$166K
August 2025	$168K
July 2025	$170K
June 2025	$170K
May 2025	$170K
April 2025	$168K
March 2025	$167K
February 2025	$163K
January 2025	$164K
2024
December 2024	$166K
November 2024	$168K
October 2024	$168K
September 2024	$167K
August 2024	$166K
July 2024	$166K
June 2024	$166K
May 2024	$169K
April 2024	$166K
March 2024	$163K
February 2024	$161K
January 2024	$159K
2023
December 2023	$159K
November 2023	$158K
October 2023	$161K
September 2023	$161K
August 2023	$162K
July 2023	$162K
June 2023	$160K
May 2023	$158K
April 2023	$153K
March 2023	$149K
February 2023	$145K
January 2023	$143K
2022
December 2022	$143K
November 2022	$144K
October 2022	$149K
September 2022	$150K
August 2022	$150K
July 2022	$149K
June 2022	$150K
May 2022	$149K
April 2022	$143K
March 2022	$140K
February 2022	$137K
January 2022	$135K
2021
December 2021	$136K
November 2021	$138K
October 2021	$138K
September 2021	$139K
August 2021	$140K
July 2021	$141K
June 2021	$139K
May 2021	$139K
April 2021	$136K
March 2021	$135K
February 2021	$132K
January 2021	$130K
2020
December 2020	$129K
November 2020	$127K
October 2020	$120K
September 2020	$117K
August 2020	$112K
July 2020	$111K
June 2020	$110K
May 2020	$109K
April 2020	$108K
March 2020	$108K
February 2020	$106K
January 2020	$107K
2019
December 2019	$107K
November 2019	$106K
October 2019	$105K
September 2019	$106K
August 2019	$106K
July 2019	$106K
June 2019	$106K
May 2019	$105K
April 2019	$105K
March 2019	$105K
February 2019	$105K
January 2019	$104K
2018
December 2018	$103K
November 2018	$103K
October 2018	$104K
September 2018	$104K
August 2018	$103K
July 2018	$103K
June 2018	$102K
May 2018	$102K
April 2018	$101K
March 2018	$101K
February 2018	$100K
January 2018	$100K
2017
December 2017	$101K
November 2017	$99K
October 2017	$99K
September 2017	$99K
August 2017	$98K
July 2017	$100K
June 2017	$100K
May 2017	$99K
April 2017	$101K
March 2017	$101K
February 2017	$98K
January 2017	$97K
2016
December 2016	$95K
November 2016	$94K
October 2016	$96K
September 2016	$96K
August 2016	$96K

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.

Address	Distance	Property Type	Sold Price	Sold Date	Bed	Bath	Sqft
3823 Bowdoin St, Des Moines, IA	0.11	Single-Family Home	$65,000	01/29/26	2	1	720
3633 Bowdoin St, Des Moines, IA	0.20	Single-Family Home	$75,500	07/23/26	2	1	960

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.

Address	Distance	Price	Bed	Bath	Sqft	Status
610 E Seneca Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.01	$188,200	3	1	1,074	Off Market
604 E Seneca Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.03	$176,100	3	1	920	Off Market
3905 Bowdoin St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.08	$186,800	3	1	988	Off Market
3901 Bowdoin St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.08	$214,900	2	2	1,100	For Sale
3900 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.06	$240,000	4	3	1,703	For Sale
3904 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.06	$192,700	2	1	930	Off Market
622 E Seneca Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.01	$158,100	3	1	880	Off Market
3912 N Union St, Des Moines, IA 50316	0.02	$216,300	3	3	1,092	Off Market
3921 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.03	$196,200	3	1	912	Off Market
3925 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.04	$191,800	3	2	964	Off Market
3929 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.05	$211,600	4	2	923	Off Market
3933 Amherst St, Des Moines, IA 50313	0.06	$203,500	3	1	1,168	Off Market

Local Information

Map ViewExplore the area around 616 E Seneca Ave.
Schools1 Preschool School1 Elementary School1 Middle School1 High School
Shop & Eat

-- mins to

Commute Destination

Home Highlights

Property Type

Single-Family Home

Year Built

1941

Living Area

838 sqft

Price/Sqft

$195

Parking

Garage

About this House

Great Highland Park neighborhood and very kid friendly! Walking distance to Madison and Oak Park elementary schools as well as Harding Middle School! This 2 bedroom one bath home would make a great starter home, cheaper than rent! Nice hardwood floors throughout the house and the seller is offering a $2,000 allowance to put towards new appliances of your choice! Nice large driveway, completely fenced in yard, and large one car detached garage with attached porch and carport! Basement has been professionally water proofed with double sump pumps! This listing won't last long at this price, check it out today!

616 E Seneca Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313 is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 838 sqft single-family home in Highland Park, built in 1941. It last sold for $97,900 on Aug 8, 2017. This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $163,200, with a rent estimate of $1,274/month.

Home Details for 616 E Seneca Ave

Interior Features
Interior Details BasementNumber of Rooms: 5
Heating & Cooling Heating: Forced Air, GasAir ConditioningCooling System: CentralHeating Fuel: Forced Air
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility Stories: 1Floors: Hardwood

Exterior Features
Exterior Home Features Roof: AsphaltExterior: MetalFoundation Type: Concrete
Parking & Garage GarageParking Space: 1Parking: Carport, Garage Attached

Property Information
Year Built Year Built: 1941Year Updated: 1963
Property Type / Style Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Ranch / Rambler

Community
Units in Building: 1

Lot Information
Lot Area: 7492 sqft

Price and Tax history

Date	Event	Price
Aug 8, 2017 Source: DMMLS #540523	Sold	$97,900
Jun 26, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	Pending	$99,900
May 26, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$99,900
Mar 3, 2015 Source: N/A	Sold	$65,000
Nov 13, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$70,000 Price decreased by 7%
Oct 31, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$75,000 Price increased by 3%
Oct 28, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$72,900 Price decreased by 1%
Oct 21, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$73,900 Price decreased by 1%
Oct 14, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$74,900 Price decreased by 1%
Oct 7, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$75,900 Price decreased by 4%
Sep 30, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$78,900 Price decreased by 1%
Sep 20, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$79,900 Price decreased by 6%
Aug 8, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$85,000
Jun 9, 2014 Source: DMMLS #433719	Sold	$45,000
Apr 15, 2014 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$60,000

Year	Property tax	Tax assessment
2025	$2,640	$159,500

Additional Cost

Market trends in Des Moines

Last updated July 2026

Avg. sale price

$215K

$3.57KMoM

Sale-to-List Price

99.2%

0.1%MoM

Price per sq ft

$191

$0MoM

Available listings

1022

12MoM

Around this home

Madison Elementary School
PK-5
Public
258 Students
Des Moines Independent Community School District
5/10
GreatSchools Rating
Parent Rating Average
This school has issues with parents voicing there concerns for there students, the staff would rather send students home and not get learning done because they don’t have the support a kid needs if this was the case they should send multiple kids home not just one! Once we stood up for are student they trespassed one parent! Over making sure a student gets there learning they need!!! Steer clear of this school they do not support kids like they need to
Parent Review
10mo ago
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What Locals Say about Highland Park

At least 43 Trulia users voted on each feature.

88 % Say yards are well-kept
85 % Say parking is easy
84 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores
81 % Say there are sidewalks
76 % Say kids play outside
72 % Say car is needed
71 % Say it's dog friendly
69 % Say it's walkable to restaurants
65 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
60 % Say streets are well-lit
60 % Say people would walk alone at night
54 % Say neighbors are friendly
53 % Say there's holiday spirit
49 % Say it's quiet
33 % Say there's wildlife
33 % Say there are community events

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.

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Resident
3y ago
"I’ve lived in this neighborhood for almost 9 years. It’s beautiful and peaceful and full of kids for my children to play with. Parks are close and so are stores."
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4y ago
"I would not feel safe walking my dog here at night or during the day most of the time for that matter, there is a lot of sketchy people around all the time "
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Jill B.
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6y ago
"to many busy streets. not any dog parks or open areas to let dogs play in. also the sidewalks on main roads are too close to the streets for comfort. "
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Tracy
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8y ago
"I lived in this neighborhood for almost my whole life is a very good neighborhood although now days neighborhoods or any neighborhood are not good to walk alone always make sure that you have someone to walk with but the neighborhood I am in is a good neighborhood and very convenient for shopping and events"
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Rekanovicfatima
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8y ago
"It’s nice and quiet and the neighbors are friendly. There are lots is of shops as well as restaurant. Schools are near by and so is downtown "
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Jeff A.
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8y ago
"the people that live here make it unique and exciting .. to say the least,.. There is a grocery store corner market and pet store close by."
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Susan W.
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8y ago
"I've lived in this neighborhood for five years. people are friendly. we wave at each other as we pass. groceries, drug stores, bank and restaurants are convenient."
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Frequently asked questions about 616 E Seneca Ave

What is 616 E Seneca Ave estimated to be worth?
Trulia's estimated value for 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA is $163,200.
What is the price history for 616 E Seneca Ave?
616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA last sold for $97,900 in August 2017.
Is Des Moines a buyer's or seller's market?
Des Moines is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.
What's the median sale price in Des Moines?
The median sale price in Des Moines is $215K. That is up $3.57K from the prior month.
Does 616 E Seneca Ave have air conditioning?
Yes, 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA has air conditioning.
How big is the lot at 616 E Seneca Ave?
The lot at 616 E Seneca Ave in Des Moines, IA is about 0.17 acres (7,492 sq ft).