Easter Lake Area, Des Moines
Easter Lake Area is one of the 46 neighborhoods the City of Des Moines recognizes (city neighborhood list). The city's list gives its recognition date as May 16, 1994; 17 of the 46 were recognized in an earlier year.
Boundaries
| North | East Watrous Avenue |
|---|---|
| South | Pine Street |
| East | SE 36th Avenue |
| West | SE 14th Street |
Residential parcels and assessed values
The Polk County Auditor's parcel data puts 4,037 residential parcels inside Easter Lake Area's boundary, 329 of them condominium units: the 3rd highest count of the 46 neighborhoods. 3,780 of them have a dwelling value. Their median assessed value is $257,150, and the middle half are assessed between $184,450 and $317,400.
That median is the 12th highest of the 46 neighborhoods' medians. The middle of those 46 medians is $201,725, and Easter Lake Area's is $55,425 above it.
Assessed for property tax as of January 1, 2025; not sale prices. What is counted.
School districts
Easter Lake Area's residential parcels are in two school districts:
- Des Moines Independent Community School District: 3,295 parcels (81.6%)
- Carlisle Community School District: 742 parcels (18.4%)
Finding the school for an address.
Property taxes
Easter Lake Area's residential parcels are in two taxing districts, at these consolidated rates per $1,000 of taxable value for the bills paid in September 2026 and March 2027 (Polk County Auditor's rate table):
| Taxing district | Rate per $1,000 | Residential parcels |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines city, Des Moines Independent schools | 43.74496 | 3,295 81.6% |
| Des Moines city, Carlisle schools | 44.92549 | 742 18.4% |
On a home assessed at Easter Lake Area's median, $257,150, in the largest district, the yearly tax works out to about $4,797.51: $257,150 × 44.5345% rollback = $114,520 taxable, ÷ 1,000 × $43.74496 = $5,009.67, less the $212.16 homestead credit (who gets it).
Estimate the tax on another value → · Every Des Moines taxing district →
Census figures
No Census figures are quoted for Easter Lake Area: the four block groups mostly inside it cover 68.3% of its area and hold 75.7% of its 5,922 housing units in the 2020 Census, short of the 80% this site needs for both. How block groups are matched.
Parks
The city's parks layer has ten parks mostly inside Easter Lake Area's boundary (which parks are listed).
Mostly inside: Evergreen Park, Ewing Park, Indianola Avenue Trail (linear park), James W. Cownie Baseball Park, Pioneer Park, River Hills Open Space (open space), SE Park/School Site, Easter Lake Park, Easter Lake Open Space (open space), Karras-Kaul Connector Greenway (linear park).
All 46 recognized neighborhoods → · ← Downtown Des Moines · Fairmont 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.
- 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.