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Home values, rents and more in Alvord, IA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$268,000
Iowa: $237,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+16.2%
Iowa: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
173
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$73,594
Iowa: $75,059 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Alvord, IA, shaded by typical home valueAlvord51230
  • Under $260k
  • $260k–$270k
  • $270k–$280k
  • $280k+
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ZIP codes around Alvord, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Alvord is outlined.

How Alvord compares

The typical home in Alvord, IA is worth about $268,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Alvord are 13% above the typical value in Iowa ($237,000) and 27% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Alvord rose 16.2%, compared with +3.3% in Iowa and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $73,594, against $75,059 in Iowa and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 173 people live in Alvord (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Alvord has the 186th-highest typical home value of the 770 cities in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Lyon County, IA · Iowa

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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