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Home values, rents and more in Ankeny, IA

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

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Typical home value
$339,000
Metro: $293,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.6%
Metro: +0.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,464/mo
Metro: $1,280 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+1.9%
Metro: +2.2% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
72,615
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$108,198
Metro: $85,890 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Ankeny, IA, shaded by typical home valueAnkeny502265013150035500735002150313503225031050007
  • Under $260k
  • $260k–$320k
  • $320k–$330k
  • $330k–$370k
  • $370k+
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ZIP codes around Ankeny, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Ankeny is outlined.

How Ankeny compares

The typical home in Ankeny, IA is worth about $339,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Ankeny are 16% above the typical value in the Des Moines metro area ($293,000) and 8% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Ankeny rose 0.6%, compared with +0.5% in the Des Moines metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,464 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 14% above the Des Moines metro area ($1,280) and 24% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $108,198, against $85,890 in the Des Moines metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 72,615 people live in Ankeny (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Ankeny has the 18th-highest typical home value of the 63 cities in the Des Moines metro area and the 62nd-highest of 770 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Polk County, IA · Des Moines metro area · 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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