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Home values, rents and more in Cherokee, IA

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

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Typical home value
$149,000
Iowa: $237,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.7%
Iowa: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
5,154
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$61,750
Iowa: $75,059 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Cherokee, IA, shaded by typical home valueCherokee51012
  • Under $150k
  • $150k–$160k
  • $160k–$170k
  • $170k+
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ZIP codes around Cherokee, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Cherokee is outlined.

How Cherokee compares

The typical home in Cherokee, IA is worth about $149,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cherokee are 37% below the typical value in Iowa ($237,000) and 59% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Cherokee rose 1.7%, compared with +3.3% in Iowa and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $61,750, against $75,059 in Iowa and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 5,154 people live in Cherokee (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Cherokee has the 135th-lowest typical home value of the 770 cities in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Cherokee 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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