Home values, rents and more in Pella, IA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Pella compares
The typical home in Pella, IA is worth about $359,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Pella are 32% above the typical value in the Pella metro area ($271,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Pella rose 2.3%, compared with +2.9% in the Pella metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,052 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% above the Pella metro area ($1,009) and 46% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $84,111, against $78,680 in the Pella metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 10,720 people live in Pella (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Pella has the highest typical home value of the 6 cities in the Pella metro area and the 40th-highest of 770 in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Marion County, IA · Pella 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.