Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50450 (Lake Mills, IA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 50450 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 50450 (Lake Mills, IA) is worth about $172,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50450 are 15% below the typical value in the Mason City metro area ($203,000) and 53% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 50450 rose 8.4%, compared with +3.2% in the Mason City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $76,125, against $68,926 in the Mason City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,952 people live in 50450 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
50450 has the 5th-lowest typical home value of the 16 ZIP codes in the Mason City metro area and the 223rd-lowest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lake Mills, IA · Worth County, IA · Mason City 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.