Home values, rents and more in Story County, IA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Story County, IA compares
The typical home in Story County, IA is worth about $292,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Story County, IA are 5% above the typical value in the Ames metro area ($277,000) and 20% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Story County, IA rose 2.7%, compared with +2.6% in the Ames metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,245 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% above the Ames metro area ($1,162) and 36% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $69,685, against $73,127 in the Ames metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 101,291 people live in Story County, IA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Story County, IA has the 9th-highest typical home value of the 99 counties in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Ames metro area · Iowa
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Nearby counties
Cities in Story County, IA
ZIP codes in Story County, IA
- 50010 · Ames $294,000
- 50014 · Ames $313,000
- 50046 · Cambridge $331,000
- 50055 · Collins $273,000
- 50056 · Colo $258,000
- 50105 · Gilbert $339,000
- 50124 · Huxley $344,000
- 50134 · Kelley $349,000
- 50154 · McCallsburg $238,000
- 50201 · Nevada $247,000
- 50236 · Roland $259,000
- 50243 · Sheldahl $227,000
- 50248 · Story City $286,000
- 50278 · Zearing $263,000
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.