Home values, rents and more in Iowa
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Iowa compares
The typical home in Iowa is worth about $237,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Iowa are 35% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Iowa rose 3.3%, compared with +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,208 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 37% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.9% over the past year.
The median household income is $75,059, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 3,238,387 people live in Iowa (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Iowa has the 7th-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.
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Metro areas in Iowa
- Ames, IA $277,000
- Burlington, IA-IL $143,000
- Carroll, IA $212,000
- Cedar Rapids, IA $247,000
- Clinton, IA $181,000
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $195,000
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $293,000
- Dubuque, IA $277,000
- Fort Dodge, IA $138,000
- Fort Madison, IA $125,000
- Iowa City, IA $300,000
- Le Mars, IA $292,000
- Marshalltown, IA $192,000
- Mason City, IA $203,000
- Muscatine, IA $206,000
- Omaha, NE-IA $306,000
- Oskaloosa, IA $201,000
- Ottumwa, IA $128,000
- Pella, IA $271,000
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $224,000
- Spencer, IA $196,000
- Spirit Lake, IA $384,000
- Storm Lake, IA $186,000
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $198,000
Counties in Iowa
- Adair County, IA $198,000
- Adams County, IA $158,000
- Allamakee County, IA $263,000
- Appanoose County, IA $116,000
- Audubon County, IA $159,000
- Benton County, IA $283,000
- Black Hawk County, IA $186,000
- Boone County, IA $232,000
- Bremer County, IA $258,000
- Buchanan County, IA $215,000
- Buena Vista County, IA $186,000
- Butler County, IA $190,000
- Calhoun County, IA $154,000
- Carroll County, IA $212,000
- Cass County, IA $164,000
- Cedar County, IA $255,000
- Cerro Gordo County, IA $205,000
- Cherokee County, IA $159,000
- Chickasaw County, IA $217,000
- Clarke County, IA $197,000
- Clay County, IA $196,000
- Clayton County, IA $288,000
- Clinton County, IA $181,000
- Crawford County, IA $181,000
- Dallas County, IA $355,000
- Davis County, IA $232,000
- Decatur County, IA $169,000
- Delaware County, IA $244,000
- Des Moines County, IA $148,000
- Dickinson County, IA $384,000
- Dubuque County, IA $277,000
- Emmet County, IA $156,000
- Fayette County, IA $156,000
- Floyd County, IA $162,000
- Franklin County, IA $155,000
- Fremont County, IA $183,000
- Greene County, IA $174,000
- Grundy County, IA $218,000
- Guthrie County, IA $273,000
- Hamilton County, IA $172,000
- Hancock County, IA $182,000
- Hardin County, IA $145,000
- Harrison County, IA $224,000
- Henry County, IA $192,000
- Howard County, IA $204,000
- Humboldt County, IA $162,000
- Ida County, IA $185,000
- Iowa County, IA $234,000
- Jackson County, IA $238,000
- Jasper County, IA $229,000
- Jefferson County, IA $182,000
- Johnson County, IA $309,000
- Jones County, IA $242,000
- Keokuk County, IA $143,000
- Kossuth County, IA $171,000
- Lee County, IA $125,000
- Linn County, IA $243,000
- Louisa County, IA $174,000
- Lucas County, IA $174,000
- Lyon County, IA $266,000
- Madison County, IA $334,000
- Mahaska County, IA $201,000
- Marion County, IA $271,000
- Marshall County, IA $192,000
- Mills County, IA $280,000
- Mitchell County, IA $214,000
- Monona County, IA $161,000
- Monroe County, IA $173,000
- Montgomery County, IA $139,000
- Muscatine County, IA $206,000
- O'Brien County, IA $195,000
- Osceola County, IA $172,000
- Page County, IA $150,000
- Palo Alto County, IA $171,000
- Plymouth County, IA $292,000
- Pocahontas County, IA $99,888
- Polk County, IA $279,000
- Pottawattamie County, IA $241,000
- Poweshiek County, IA $223,000
- Ringgold County, IA $176,000
- Sac County, IA $175,000
- Scott County, IA $250,000
- Shelby County, IA $213,000
- Sioux County, IA $308,000
- Story County, IA $292,000
- Tama County, IA $173,000
- Taylor County, IA $142,000
- Union County, IA $161,000
- Van Buren County, IA $186,000
- Wapello County, IA $128,000
- Warren County, IA $324,000
- Washington County, IA $236,000
- Wayne County, IA $140,000
- Webster County, IA $138,000
- Winnebago County, IA $156,000
- Winneshiek County, IA $316,000
- Woodbury County, IA $207,000
- Worth County, IA $190,000
- Wright County, IA $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.