1918 E 13th St, Des Moines, IA 50316 Property Records

Polk County property record for 1918 E 13th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	4 bd · 1 ba · 1,895 sqft · built 1913
Lot Size	0.177 acres (7,750 sqft)
Owner	Individual Name on File
Last Sale	$211,500 (Sep 2024)
Tax Bill	$2,728 (2024)
Deeds & Mortgages	Jan 2022 Sale
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`7924-35-229-020`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7924-35-229-020`
Alternative APN	`110/05389-000-000`

Interior

Bedrooms	4 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Total Rooms	7 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,895 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,448 sqft
1st Floor Area	912 sqft
Upper Floors Area	728 sqft
Attic Area	255 sqft
Basement Area	728 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1913
Effective Year Built	Effective 1930
Architectural Style	Other
Exterior Material	Aluminum/Vinyl
Construction Type	Wood Frame
Foundation Type	Brick
Roof Type	Gable/Hip
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	7,750 sqft (0.177 acres)
Lot Dimensions	155 ft deep x 50 ft wide
Garage Area	360 sqft
Porch	Open Porch
Porch Area	199 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	HVAC
Heating System	Forced Air
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1918 E 13TH ST
City	DES MOINES
State	IA
Zip	50316-2016
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	LOT 58 UNION ADDITION
Legal Range	24W
Legal Township	79N
Legal Section	35
Legal Subdivision	UNION ADD
Legal Lot Number	58
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Township / Civil Division	LEE
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2024
Census Tract	1500

Owner

Source: Polk County records · APN 7924-35-229-020

Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	1918 E 13TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50316-2016
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Sep 23, 2024 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Sep 23, 2024 · Amount on Record
Prior Sale	May 10, 2024 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	2024-00049141
Deed Book / Page	19919 / 504
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

January 2022: Warranty Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Warranty Deed
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Recording Date	Jan 27, 2022
Property Address	1918 E 13TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50316-2016
Document Number	0000007473
Book / Page	18965 / 901
Instrument Date	Jan 06, 2022
Instrument	2022-00007473
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Aug 09, 2022

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Tax	$177.60
Amount Accuracy	Rounded by County
Additional	Arm's Length

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	3205 N 90TH ST STE 202, 202, OMAHA, NE 68134-4714

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Polk County records · Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Iowa
County	Polk County
Municipality	Des Moines City
Unified School District	Des Moines Independent Community School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$206,300 (+51.8%) Land $32,200 Building $174,100	$206,300 (+51.8%) Land $32,200 Building $174,100
2024	$2,728.00 (+12.54%)
2023		$135,900 Land $28,400 Building $107,500	$135,900 Land $28,400 Building $107,500
2020	$2,424.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Polk County (19153C), updated August 17, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 191530015002, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Community Rating System	Class 5 (25% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	9 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	20 (1998–2019)
Claims Outside the SFHA	18 of 20
Most Recent Claim	Jun 2019 · river or lake flooding
Claims by Event	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes, Aug 2010 · 2 claims Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Jun 2008 · 13 claims Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Jun 1998 · 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · sampled at 307 locations within half a mile · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Google Fiber Fiber	8,000 / 8,000
Lumen Technologies Fiber · DSL in parts of the area	8,000 / 8,000
Mediacom Communications Cable	2,000 / 1,000
Verizon Fixed Wireless	1,000 / 75

May also be available: Metronet Holdings, T-Mobile USA.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System via ECHO, 2026 Q3 · EPA community water system boundaries v3.0, March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	DES MOINES WATER WORKS serves 246,055 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from CIWW (DMWW)
Last State Inspection	May 2024
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	Treatment failure resolved · May 2017
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.