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Windsor Heights is a small city surrounded by Des Moines, Urbandale and Clive, with about 5,100 residents (ACS 2024 5-year). Its housing is old for the suburbs: the median home was built in 1960, and about 51% of homes are older than 1960.

About 79% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, with a median value of $267,900. Postwar basements here share the questions of older Des Moines homes: aging walls, original footing drains, and floor-drain backups.

Wall anchor plate on a postwar basement wall in Windsor Heights, IA

Older Basements in Windsor Heights, IA

Windsor Heights: Key Facts and Sources

PopulationAbout 5,100 (5,143) (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2024 5-year), via Census Reporter)
Age of homesMedian year built 1960; about 51% built before 1960 (1,222 of 2,411 housing units) (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2024 5-year), via Census Reporter)
Owner-occupied homesAbout 79% (1,754 of 2,229); median home value $267,900 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2024 5-year), via Census Reporter)

ZIP codes covered: 50324

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