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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50516 (Badger, IA)

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

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Typical home value
$175,000
Metro: $138,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.4%
Metro: +1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
586
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$69,500
Metro: $68,975 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 50516, shaded by typical home value505165050150548505325054250524505915059450582
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ZIP codes around 50516, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 50516 is outlined.

How 50516 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 50516 (Badger, IA) is worth about $175,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50516 are 26% above the typical value in the Fort Dodge metro area ($138,000) and 52% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 50516 rose 1.4%, compared with +1.1% in the Fort Dodge metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $69,500, against $68,975 in the Fort Dodge metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 586 people live in 50516 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

50516 has the 5th-highest typical home value of the 13 ZIP codes in the Fort Dodge metro area and the 236th-lowest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Badger, IA · Webster County, IA · Fort Dodge 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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