Waukee's Growing Faster Than Almost Anywhere in Iowa — Your Remodeling Contractor Should Keep Up

Waukee added more people between 2020 and 2024 than most Iowa towns have, period — up from roughly 24,000 to nearly 32,000 in four years. Most of what's been built to house that growth is new: subdivisions spreading north and west, whole neighborhoods that didn't exist ten or fifteen years ago, price points mostly north of $400K. Kettlestone and the Waukee Town Center area keep adding retail and amenities on top of it.

That growth creates a specific kind of remodeling demand that a lot of contractors aren't set up for. If your house went up in the last decade, you're not usually fighting old plumbing or plaster — you're outgrowing a floor plan, or the builder-grade finishes didn't hold up the way you expected, or the family that bought a starter home in 2016 needs a real addition now instead of a for-sale sign. It's a different job than the century-old-farmhouse work we do in some of the smaller towns we serve, and it calls for a different approach.

• Additions for families who bought right and then grew out of the house
• Kitchen and bath remodels that go past what the original builder put in
• ADUs, for anyone looking at extra income or space without buying a second property in a market that's only gotten more expensive

Newer house doesn't mean nothing to remodel. It usually just means a different list.