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Home values, rents and more in West Chester, IA

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

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Typical home value
$160,000
Metro: $300,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+7.4%
Metro: +3.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
178
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$49,375
Metro: $75,088 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around West Chester, IA, shaded by typical home valueWest Chester52359
  • Under $160k
  • $160k–$170k
  • $170k–$180k
  • $180k–$190k
  • $190k+
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ZIP codes around West Chester, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. West Chester is outlined.

How West Chester compares

The typical home in West Chester, IA is worth about $160,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in West Chester are 47% below the typical value in the Iowa City metro area ($300,000) and 56% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in West Chester rose 7.4%, compared with +3.0% in the Iowa City metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $49,375, against $75,088 in the Iowa City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 178 people live in West Chester (American Community Survey 2020–24).

West Chester has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 18 cities in the Iowa City metro area and the 182nd-lowest of 770 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Washington County, IA · Iowa City 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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