Brook Run, Des Moines
Brook Run is one of the 46 neighborhoods the City of Des Moines recognizes (city neighborhood list). The city's list gives its recognition date as February 9, 2009; 38 of the 46 were recognized in an earlier year.
Boundaries
| North | NE 38th Avenue/E Douglas Avenue |
|---|---|
| South | Stream Side Circle/Brook Landing Court |
| East | E 56th Street |
| West | E 49th Street |
The website the city lists for the Brook Run association: brookrun.fun (checked November 5, 2026).
Residential parcels and assessed values
The Polk County Auditor's parcel data puts 800 residential parcels inside Brook Run's boundary, 256 of them condominium units: the 21st lowest count of the 46 neighborhoods. 770 of them have a dwelling value. Their median assessed value is $279,650, and the middle half are assessed between $177,900 and $340,950.
That median is the 8th highest of the 46 neighborhoods' medians. The middle of those 46 medians is $201,725, and Brook Run's is $77,925 above it.
Assessed for property tax as of January 1, 2025; not sale prices. What is counted.
School districts
Every residential parcel in Brook Run is in the Southeast Polk Community School District.
Address look-up: Southeast Polk district boundaries. Finding the school for an address.
Property taxes
Every residential parcel in Brook Run is in one taxing district, Des Moines city, Southeast Polk schools, with a consolidated rate of $43.11995 per $1,000 of taxable value for the bills paid in September 2026 and March 2027 (Polk County Auditor's rate table).
On a home assessed at Brook Run's median, $279,650, the yearly tax works out to about $5,161.03: $279,650 × 44.5345% rollback = $124,540 taxable, ÷ 1,000 × $43.11995 = $5,370.16, less the $209.13 homestead credit (who gets it).
Estimate the tax on another value → · Every Des Moines taxing district →
Census figures
No Census figures are quoted for Brook Run: no Census block group lies mostly inside its boundary. How block groups are matched.
Parks
The city's parks layer has one park mostly inside Brook Run's boundary (which parks are listed).
Mostly inside: Brook Run Park.
All 46 recognized neighborhoods → · ← Beaverdale · Capitol Park →
Renting in Des Moines → Zillow's typical rent and the Census Bureau's renter figures for the city.
Sources
- City of Des Moines, Neighborhoods (recognized neighborhood boundaries, boundary streets, recognition dates and websites), Des Moines Area Regional GIS Partnership. Retrieved November 5, 2026. © City of Des Moines, Iowa. All rights reserved. Facts stated with credit; the boundary maps are not reproduced.
- Polk County Auditor, Polk County Cadastral Parcels REST service: parcel boundaries, condominium unit points and the Value table (tax year 2025). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Polk County compiled this information for government purposes only and makes no warranty; it is not responsible for non-governmental use.
- Polk County Auditor, Consolidated Tax Levy Rates For Polk County, Iowa: For 2025 Assessed Valuations, Taxes Payable September 2026 and March 2027 (City Non-Agricultural section). Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- Southeast Polk Community School District, Enrollment & Registration (school locator map). Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- Iowa Legislature, Iowa Code 2026, section 425.2 (qualifying for the homestead credit: claim filed by July 1 of the year claimed; a buyer refiles). Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- Iowa Department of Revenue, Homestead Tax Credit and Exemption. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb, 2020 Census blocks with housing-unit counts (HU100). Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb, ACS 2024 block group boundaries. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- City of Des Moines, Parks, Des Moines Area Regional GIS Partnership. Retrieved November 5, 2026. © City of Des Moines, Iowa. All rights reserved.
The city's boundaries are used only to count what falls inside them; this site does not reproduce the city's maps. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Public records, shown as published for the dates named. Not an appraisal, not real-estate or tax advice. Check a specific address's school and tax district with the district and the county.