Home values, rents and more in Pottawattamie County, IA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Pottawattamie County, IA compares
The typical home in Pottawattamie County, IA is worth about $241,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Pottawattamie County, IA are 21% below the typical value in the Omaha metro area ($306,000) and 34% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Pottawattamie County, IA rose 3.0%, compared with +2.7% in the Omaha metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,327 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% below the Omaha metro area ($1,398) and 31% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $73,602, against $84,829 in the Omaha metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 92,996 people live in Pottawattamie County, IA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Pottawattamie County, IA has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 8 counties in the Omaha metro area and the 25th-highest of 99 in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Omaha metro area · Iowa
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Nearby counties
Cities in Pottawattamie County, IA
ZIP codes in Pottawattamie County, IA
- 51501 · Council Bluffs $185,000
- 51503 · Council Bluffs $308,000
- 51510 · Carter Lake $210,000
- 51521 · Avoca $235,000
- 51525 · Carson $260,000
- 51526 · Crescent $387,000
- 51542 · Honey Creek $474,000
- 51553 · Minden $283,000
- 51559 · Neola $314,000
- 51560 · Oakland $223,000
- 51575 · Treynor $362,000
- 51576 · Underwood $391,000
- 51577 · Walnut $199,000
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.