West Des Moines Real Estate: The $785,100 Difference

AOL Real Estate lists 167 houses for sale in West Des Moines, ranging from a high of $825,00 to a low of $39,900.

What difference does $785,100 make?

Here’s a high-low comaprison on a 1 1/2-story home at 2601 Hickory Ridge Drive that lists for $825,000 and a bungalow at 324 Second St. that lists for $39,900.

Bedrooms: The Hickory Ridge Drive house has six, twice the number of bedrooms in the Second Street house.

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Baths: The more expensive 1.5 story house has six. The bungalow has one.

Cost per square foot: At 5,584 square feet, the house on Hickory Ridge Drive costs $148 per square foot. At 1,138 square feet, the house on Second Street costs $35 per square foot.

Age: The $825,000 house was built in 1987, the $39,900 house in 1925.

Remodeling: An executive home, it’s move-in ready and features plenty of room for entertaining. The Second Street house is a quintessential fixer-upper that could be a great investment home with its spacious living room and kitchen.