Apartments for Rent in Drake
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Good Value|STUDIO$890+1 BED$1,160+2 BEDS$1,700+
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STUDIO$710+1 BED$750+2 BEDS$870+
Beaverdale Housing LLC
1417 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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2 BEDS$795
JK Sully1075
1075 33rd St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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3309 University Ave
3309 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
2 BEDS$900+3 BEDS$1,100+
2813 Cottage Grove Ave
2813 Cottage Grove Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
STUDIO$785+1 BED$845+2 BEDS$985+
Old Main & Drake Apartments
1217 24th St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
STUDIO$835
Newens Dairy Lofts
2300 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317 -
1 BED$900+2 BEDS$1,050+
University Place Lofts
2328 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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1 BED, 1.5 BATHS$1,200
932 29th St
932 29th St, Des Moines, IA 50312 -
4 BEDS, 2 BATHS$2,250
1546 33rd St
1546 33rd St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS$1,400
1335 39th Street Unit 1335 39th
1335 39th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
4 BEDS, 2 BATHS$2,250
Stunning 4 Bed Home West of Drake
1546 33rd St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
2 BEDS, 1 BATH$1,295
4023 University Ave Unit 4
4023 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
STUDIO, 1 BATH$655
3721 Cottage Grove Ave Unit 2
3721 Cottage Grove Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
2 BEDS, 1 BATH$800
1040 22nd St Unit 2
1040 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
2 BEDS$875
Skyloft Apartments
1414 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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Kingman Apartments
3205 Kingman Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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Cottage Heights on 29th
1110 29th St, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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Kingstone Apartments 2
3121 Kingman Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50311 -
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University Park Place
3725-3727 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Des Moines at a Glance
Drake Neighborhood
The Drake neighborhood is located in zip code 50311, which is situated in the north part of the city of Des Moines and in Polk County. The boundaries for the Drake neighborhood are 42nd Street to the west, Jefferson Avenue to the north, 24th Drive and 24th Street to the east, and Interstate 235 to the south. The area also includes the campus of Drake University.
This neighborhood is noted for the range of historic homes that line the streets of the residential parts of the community. These single family detached residences are almost exclusively two story structures.
These historic buildings date from as far back as 1885, with the most recent having been built around 1920. They vary greatly in size as well, with the smallest homes measuring just over 700 square feet and the largest almost 2300 square feet. These mature houses are situated on streets that are lined with many mature trees, giving this neighborhood in the heart of the city a much more suburban feel.
The neighborhood is ideally located for faculty or staff members who work at Drake University as well as for doctors who may be on staff at Broadlawns Medical Center or the V.A. Hospital serving Central Iowa. Merle Hay Mall is a short distance northwest of the Drake neighborhood and has stores such as Kohl’s, Target, Younkers, Sears, Old Navy and more.
The university is most well known for its law school which is the country’s oldest law school west of the Mississippi River. It was established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole, who was a member of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1864 to 1876.
Broadlawns Medical Center is a public hospital that offers acute care through its many specialty clinics. It is also widely known for its residency program in family medicine, one of the first fully accredited family medicine residency programs in the Midwest.
Top Budget-Friendly Neighborhoods in Des Moines
(For 1 bedroom apartments)- Neighborhoods Average Sq Ft Average Rent
- Campus Park-Wright's Grove 660 Sq Ft $564/mo
- Hoffman Place 660 Sq Ft $564/mo
- Arnolds Place 634 Sq Ft $642/mo
- Beaverdale 636 Sq Ft $656/mo
- Highland Park 668 Sq Ft $697/mo
- Doudna Heights-Glen Oaks 638 Sq Ft $699/mo
- North Oak Park 685 Sq Ft $742/mo
- Oak Park 674 Sq Ft $748/mo
- Fort Des Moines 641 Sq Ft $749/mo
- Easter Lake Area 654 Sq Ft $751/mo
Average Rent in Nearby Cities
(For 1 bedroom apartments)- Cities Average Rent
- Des Moines $1,162/mo
- Pleasant Hill $908/mo
- Windsor Heights $1,036/mo
- Ankeny $1,124/mo
- Carlisle $799/mo
- Norwalk $496/mo
- Altoona $1,471/mo
- West Des Moines $1,235/mo
- Johnston $1,335/mo
- Indianola $785/mo
- Clive $845/mo
- Urbandale $964/mo
- Bondurant $699/mo
- Grimes $1,106/mo
- Waukee $1,231/mo
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