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Home values, rents and more in Belle Plaine, IA

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

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Typical home value
$159,000
Metro: $247,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+7.1%
Metro: +3.9% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
2,380
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$73,656
Metro: $78,080 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Belle Plaine, IA, shaded by typical home valueBelle Plaine52208
  • Under $170k
  • $170k–$180k
  • $180k–$190k
  • $190k+
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ZIP codes around Belle Plaine, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Belle Plaine is outlined.

How Belle Plaine compares

The typical home in Belle Plaine, IA is worth about $159,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Belle Plaine are 36% below the typical value in the Cedar Rapids metro area ($247,000) and 57% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Belle Plaine rose 7.1%, compared with +3.9% in the Cedar Rapids metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $73,656, against $78,080 in the Cedar Rapids metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,380 people live in Belle Plaine (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Belle Plaine has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 39 cities in the Cedar Rapids metro area and the 178th-lowest of 770 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Benton County, IA · Cedar Rapids 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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