Home values, rents and more in Polk County, IA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Polk County, IA compares
The typical home in Polk County, IA is worth about $279,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polk County, IA are 5% below the typical value in the Des Moines metro area ($293,000) and 24% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Polk County, IA rose 0.2%, compared with +0.5% in the Des Moines metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,220 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% below the Des Moines metro area ($1,280) and 37% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $83,576, against $85,890 in the Des Moines metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 516,546 people live in Polk County, IA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Polk County, IA has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 6 counties in the Des Moines metro area and the 13th-highest of 99 in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Des Moines metro area · Iowa
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Nearby counties
Cities in Polk County, IA
- Des Moines, IA $208,000
- Ankeny, IA $339,000
- West Des Moines, IA $321,000
- Urbandale, IA $350,000
- Johnston, IA $400,000
- Altoona, IA $322,000
- Grimes, IA $349,000
- Pleasant Hill, IA $303,000
- Bondurant, IA $332,000
- Polk City, IA $430,000
- Windsor Heights, IA $285,000
- Mitchellville, IA $270,000
- Elkhart, IA $328,000
- Runnells, IA $437,000
- Alleman, IA $396,000
ZIP codes in Polk County, IA
- 50007 · Alleman $382,000
- 50009 · Altoona $320,000
- 50021 · Ankeny $318,000
- 50023 · Ankeny $355,000
- 50035 · Bondurant $332,000
- 50073 · Elkhart $328,000
- 50109 · Granger $382,000
- 50111 · Grimes $347,000
- 50131 · Johnston $401,000
- 50161 · Maxwell $326,000
- 50226 · Polk City $430,000
- 50237 · Runnells $435,000
- 50244 · Slater $296,000
- 50265 · West Des Moines $308,000
- 50309 · Des Moines $244,000
- 50310 · Des Moines $232,000
- 50311 · Des Moines $226,000
- 50312 · Des Moines $294,000
- 50313 · Des Moines $184,000
- 50314 · Des Moines $159,000
- 50315 · Des Moines $194,000
- 50316 · Des Moines $162,000
- 50317 · Des Moines $191,000
- 50320 · Des Moines $263,000
- 50321 · Des Moines $356,000
- 50322 · Urbandale $290,000
- 50324 · Windsor Heights $284,000
- 50327 · Pleasant Hill $316,000
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.