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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50055 (Collins, IA)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$273,000
Metro: $277,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.7%
Metro: +2.6% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,102
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$85,278
Metro: $73,127 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 50055, shaded by typical home value5005550208502015024750161500565016250046500545002850035501685023450073
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ZIP codes around 50055, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 50055 is outlined.

How 50055 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 50055 (Collins, IA) is worth about $273,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50055 are about the same as the typical value in the Ames metro area ($277,000) and 26% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 50055 rose 5.7%, compared with +2.6% in the Ames metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $85,278, against $73,127 in the Ames metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,102 people live in 50055 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

50055 has the 9th-highest typical home value of the 18 ZIP codes in the Ames metro area and the 200th-highest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Collins, IA · Story County, IA · Ames metro area · Iowa

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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.

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