Home values, rents and more in Clayton County, IA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Clayton County, IA compares
The typical home in Clayton County, IA is worth about $288,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Clayton County, IA are 22% above the typical value in Iowa ($237,000) and 21% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Clayton County, IA rose 13.2%, compared with +3.3% in Iowa and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $67,242, against $75,059 in Iowa and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 16,845 people live in Clayton County, IA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Clayton County, IA has the 10th-highest typical home value of the 99 counties in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Iowa
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Nearby counties
Cities in Clayton County, IA
ZIP codes in Clayton County, IA
- 52035 · Earlville $261,000
- 52042 · Edgewood $313,000
- 52043 · Elkader $283,000
- 52047 · Farmersburg $277,000
- 52048 · Garber $329,000
- 52049 · Garnavillo $260,000
- 52052 · Guttenberg $278,000
- 52072 · Saint Olaf $308,000
- 52076 · Dundee $295,000
- 52077 · Volga $319,000
- 52156 · Luana $329,000
- 52157 · McGregor $246,000
- 52158 · Marquette $133,000
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.