4000 University Avenue

📍 4000 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311

📋 Property Overview

4000 University Avenue, in Drake, Des Moines, Iowa, has 1 bd and 1 ba. It measures 909 sq ft. Monthly rent is $800. Inside, the home includes dishwasher, stainless steel, air conditioning and recently renovated. The building offers dogs allowed, bike storage, parking and pet friendly. Pets are allowed (cats and dogs). Parking on site includes surface lot. The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available now. The Walk Score here is 72, meaning most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 36. That is 30% below the local median of $1,150.

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score72/100

  Very Walkable

• Transit Score36/100

  Some Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Units available

1 unit

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 1 Bed, 1.0 Bath1 bd · 1 ba · 909 sq ft$8001 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Iowa renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 200,819 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 3x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• In unit laundry
• Granite counters
• Dishwasher
• Parking
• Recently renovated
• Air conditioning
• Furnished
• Stainless steel
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• Bike storage
• Hot tub
• Key fob access
• 909 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

72 · Very Walkable

Transit Score

36 · Some Transit

🚗 Parking

• Surface lot

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Hubbell Elementary School · K-55/10 · 0.6 mi
• Perkins Elementary School · PK-55/10 · 0.6 mi
• Roosevelt High School · 9-121/10 · 0.6 mi
• Callanan Middle School · 6-83/10 · 0.9 mi
• Ruby Van Meter School · 6-121/10 · 1.0 mi
• Greenwood Elementary School · PK-54/10 · 1.2 mi
• Windsor Elementary School · PK-55/10 · 1.4 mi
• Merrill Middle School · 6-86/10 · 1.5 mi
• Hillis Elementary School · PK-54/10 · 1.6 mi
• Edmunds Fine Arts Academy · PK-54/10 · 1.7 mi

🏡 Floor Plans