Ranked by net exempt assessed value
The 25 largest records.
One row is one Assessor parcel, not one institution. Organizations can appear more than once when they own multiple parcels.
RankOwner / locationCategoryNet exempt
01Central Iowa Hospital Corp1200 Pleasant St
Hospital$273.7M02Mercy Hospital Medical Center1111 6th Ave
Hospital$227.0M03Dm University Osteopathic3200 Grand Ave
Education$113.8M04Iowa Lutheran Hospital700 E University Ave
Hospital$86.90M05Grand View University1417 Hull Ave
Education$82.00M06Drake University2702 Forest Ave
Education$81.90M07Wesley Retrmnt Serv Inc3520 Grand Ave
Care Facility$65.50M08Drake UniversityParcel 8000559001000
Housing$51.50M09Drake University2500 Forest Ave
Education$46.70M10Drake University2601 Forest Ave
Education$42.80M11Drake University2700 Forest Ave
Education$36.70M12Drake University1315 31st St
Housing$28.00M13Science Center Of Iowa401 W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy
Charitable / Nonprofit$25.20M14Drake UniversityParcel 8001540005000
Housing$24.70M15Drake University2875 University Ave
Education$24.40M16Plymouth Church Of Des Moines4126 Ingersoll Ave
Religious$23.00M17Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp928 6th Ave
Education$21.20M18Evangelical Retirement Homes Inc2571 Guthrie Ave
Care Facility$21.10M19Grand View College1300 Morton Ave
Education$20.30M20Central Iowa Hospital Corp1221 Pleasant St
Hospital$18.90M214210 Hickman Rd Propco Llc4210 Hickman Rd
Care Facility$18.70M22Drake University2719 Forest Ave
Education$17.30M23Food Bank Of Iowa2220 E 17th St
Other$16.76M24Claremont'S Ramsey Village Llc1611 27th St
Care Facility$15.80M25Young Men'S Christian Association Of Greater Des Moines501 Grand Ave
Charitable / Nonprofit$15.30MSource: Polk County Assessor commercial inventory, assessment year 2025. Calculations use full value minus any taxable portion.