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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50240 (Saint Charles, IA)

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

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Typical home value
$398,000
Metro: $293,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.9%
Metro: +0.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
2,393
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$107,563
Metro: $85,890 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 50240, shaded by typical home value5024050125502735021050229502575022250211
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ZIP codes around 50240, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 50240 is outlined.

How 50240 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 50240 (Saint Charles, IA) is worth about $398,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50240 are 36% above the typical value in the Des Moines metro area ($293,000) and 9% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 50240 rose 4.9%, compared with +0.5% in the Des Moines metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $107,563, against $85,890 in the Des Moines metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,393 people live in 50240 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

50240 has the 12th-highest typical home value of the 77 ZIP codes in the Des Moines metro area and the 26th-highest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Saint Charles, IA · Madison County, IA · Des Moines 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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