Renting in Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Zillow's typical rent in Pleasant Hill for September 2026 is $1,339 a month, up 5.8% from $1,267 in September 2025. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024 puts the median gross rent, which includes the utilities a renter pays, at $1,215 (± $105) and renter households at 21.6% (± 5.2 points) of the city's occupied homes.
Rent
Of the other eleven typical rents Zillow published for September 2026 for the cities this site covers, four are lower and seven are higher than Pleasant Hill's $1,339 (Zillow Observed Rent Index; what it measures). Zillow published no figure for Pleasant Hill for December 2025 or August 2026, so its monthly series runs without a gap only from September 2026; the change from September 2025 compares those two months' figures across the gaps.
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 puts the median gross rent in Pleasant Hill at $1,215 (± $105), in 2024 dollars, with the utilities the renter pays (how it differs from Zillow's figure).
By number of bedrooms
| Bedrooms | Median gross rent |
|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | $1,107 ± $75 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,383 ± $82 |
Renters in Pleasant Hill
Of the 4,343 (± 271) occupied homes in Pleasant Hill, about 939 (± 234) are rented: 21.6%, with a margin of error of 5.2 points.
Median household income in Pleasant Hill, in 2024 dollars: renter households $50,717 (± $10,756) and owner households $103,535 (± $12,329).
American Community Survey 2020–2024, 90% margins of error. Left out for Pleasant Hill, with the reason (the limits): median gross rent for studios, 4 bedrooms and 5 or more bedrooms (no estimate published) and 1 bedroom (margin of error 58% of the median); rent as a share of income (margins of error wider than 10 points); rented homes by type of building (fewer than two types within 10 points).
Owning the typical home, month by month
The Buy vs Rent calculator's arithmetic for a home at Zillow's typical value for Pleasant Hill. Zillow's typical rent there is $1,339 a month (September 2026). It covers apartments as well as houses and condos, so it describes different homes from the typical value priced here.
| Per month | 10% down$30,255; loan $272,295 | 20% down$60,510; loan $242,040 |
|---|---|---|
| Home priceZillow typical value, September 2026 | $302,550 | $302,550 |
| Principal and interest30-year fixed at 7.18%: Freddie Mac's U.S. average, week ending November 5, 2026 | $1,845 | $1,640 |
| Property tax$4,892 a year: Pleasant Hill city, Southeast Polk schools, Polk County district, $37.65995 per $1,000, after the 44.5345% rollback, less the homestead credit | $408 | $408 |
| Insurance allowance0.5% of the price a year | $126 | $126 |
| Maintenance allowance1% of the price a year | $252 | $252 |
| Monthly cost to own | $2,630 | $2,425 |
Rounded to the dollar, totals before rounding. The price stands in for the assessed value. The tax takes off the homestead credit, as the calculator does; a buyer now gets the new homestead exemption instead (how this is figured). Not counted: mortgage insurance, closing costs, HOA dues, utilities, equity and changes in value. Pleasant Hill's two taxing districts run from $37.65995 to $38.28496 per $1,000 (every district).
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More on Pleasant Hill
- Buying a home in Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill property taxes
- School districts: Des Moines Independent, Southeast Polk
- Iowa renter rules
- Renting in the Des Moines metro
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Sources
- Zillow Research, Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), cities, all homes plus multifamily, monthly. Retrieved November 5, 2026. (listing page)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, by place: tables B25064, B25031, B25003, B25070, B25032 and B25119, via the Census Data API. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- Zillow Research, Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), cities, single-family homes and condos, middle tier, monthly. Retrieved November 5, 2026. (listing page)
- Freddie Mac, via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Copyright, 2016, Freddie Mac. Reprinted with permission.
- 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. (listing page)
Definitions, formulas and the Iowa Code: the renting page's sources. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Published figures for the dates named, not a quote for any home or lease. Not financial, legal or real-estate advice.