Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50248 (Story City, IA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 50248 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 50248 (Story City, IA) is worth about $286,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50248 are 3% above the typical value in the Ames metro area ($277,000) and 22% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 50248 rose 4.6%, compared with +2.6% in the Ames metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $100,864, against $73,127 in the Ames metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 4,216 people live in 50248 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
50248 has the 7th-highest typical home value of the 18 ZIP codes in the Ames metro area and the 172nd-highest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Story City, 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.