Frank Smith Center - Senior Housing in Des Moines, IA
Frank Smith Center is a hud-assisted senior housing in Des Moines, IA (50310). CMS publishes no quality rating for this listing; confirm licensing, services, and coverage directly with the provider.
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Contact details
Street address: 2100 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
County: Polk County
Affordability & occupancy
| Total assisted units | 44 |
|---|---|
| Occupied units | 33 |
| Occupancy rate | 75% |
| Average resident rent | $406/mo |
| Average household income | $18,225/yr |
| Average personal income | $17,733/yr |
| People per unit | 1 |
| Moved in within last year | 33% |
| Households below 30% AMI | 78% |
| Households below 50% AMI | 100% |
| Households below 80% AMI | 100% |
| Households age 62+ | 86% |
| Households with a disability | 22% |
| One-bedroom share | 100% |
Administrative averages from HUD's Picture of Subsidized Households (PROJECT file, 2025). Reported figures may lag current rents, occupancy, and wait times - confirm current availability and rent with the property's management office.
Polk County community profile
| County population | 497,441 |
|---|---|
| Residents age 65+ | 68,026 (13.7%) |
| Median income, age 65+ | $86,206 |
| Poverty rate, age 65+ | 7.4% |
| Disability rate, age 65+ | 30.1% |
| HUD 2-bedroom fair market rent | $1,318 |
County-level context from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023 5-year estimates) and HUD Fair Market Rents. These figures describe the surrounding county, not Frank Smith Center or its quality of care.
How to verify Frank Smith Center
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Ownership & operation
Legal name: Frank Smith Center. Ownership type: Project-Based Section 8. Provider type: HUD-assisted senior housing. Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.
About senior housing in Des Moines
Senior Housing listed here are HUD-assisted multifamily properties drawn from the HUD Picture of Subsidized Housing dataset. HUD publishes assisted-housing characteristics, not CMS care-quality ratings.
Confirm eligibility, waiting lists, services, and costs directly with each property, since no CMS quality rating is published for these listings. For local alternatives, browse the Senior Housing directory for Des Moines, the Polk County senior housing list, or all care types in Des Moines.
For context, this directory lists 11 senior housing in Des Moines; 16 across Polk County; 2 in ZIP 50310.
ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 50310 · Senior Housing in ZIP 50310
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Key facts
| Care type | Senior Housing |
|---|---|
| CMS rating | Not CMS-rated |
| Assisted units | 44 |
| Ownership | Project-Based Section 8 |
| Provider type | HUD-assisted senior housing |
| Source record ID | hud-800005290 |
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Data provenance
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Housing 2025 - PROJECT file (assisted housing) (record picture_PROJECT_2025). Processing date: 2025-09-10. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.
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