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Home values, rents and more in Defiance, IA

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

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Typical home value
$210,000
Iowa: $237,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.2%
Iowa: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
251
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,542
Iowa: $75,059 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Defiance, IA, shaded by typical home valueDefiance51527
  • Under $210k
  • $210k–$220k
  • $220k–$230k
  • $230k+
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ZIP codes around Defiance, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Defiance is outlined.

How Defiance compares

The typical home in Defiance, IA is worth about $210,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Defiance are 11% below the typical value in Iowa ($237,000) and 43% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Defiance rose 2.2%, compared with +3.3% in Iowa and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $53,542, against $75,059 in Iowa and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 251 people live in Defiance (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Defiance has the 357th-highest typical home value of the 770 cities in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Shelby 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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