LandBrief

Des Moines County

Parcel & Property Data

28,681Total Parcels
—Avg. Market Value
202,482Total Acres

About This Data

LandBrief holds 28,681 parcel records for Des Moines County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.

Data from the Des Moines County assessor roll dated October 2023, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.

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Des Moines County by the Numbers

Median parcel size
0.37 acres
measured from mapped boundaries
90th-percentile parcel
37.8 acres
County land area
266,323 acres
U.S. Census measurement
Communities
504
2.0% of parcels outside any incorporated place

Who Owns Des Moines County?

Share of the county’s 28,681 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.

Owner typeShare of parcels
Individuals68.5%
Companies & organizations16.2%
Trusts & estates8.9%
Government5.5%
Other / unclassified0.9%

The largest owner on record is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with 504 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.

Parcel Records (~28,681 total)

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Parcel IDOwnerAddressCityAcreage
0617300005DES MOINES COUNTY—Burlington790.71
0727100007TIMBERGHOST LAND COMPANY LLC—Mediapolis506.76
0433100002STRAWBERRY FARMS LLLP UND 2/3 INT & MEEKER RANDALL UND 1/3 INT—Burlington259.39
1012200005LANGE DAN A—Burlington246.53
0409100007STATE OF IOWA—Des Moines233.52
0721100008CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC—Racine193.72
0519300008TOTEMEIER WILLIAM W—New London180.61
1120300001BURLINGTON GOLF CLUB—Burlington180.57
1631100006IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES—Des Moines164.00
1524426003WINEGARD REALTY COMPANY—Burlington163.84
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many parcels are in Des Moines County?

The Des Moines County assessor roll on file records 28,681 parcels across 504 communities, with 2.0% lying outside any incorporated place.

Who owns the most land in Des Moines County?

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA holds 504 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.

What is the typical parcel size in Des Moines County?

Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 0.37 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 37.8 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.

How much of Des Moines County is government-owned?

Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 5.5% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.

How current is this data?

It comes from the Des Moines County assessor roll dated October 2023. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.

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28,681 parcels across 504 communities in Des Moines County.