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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 51301 (Spencer, IA)

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

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Typical home value
$199,000
Metro: $196,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.5%
Metro: +4.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
12,638
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$63,402
Metro: $65,428 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 51301, shaded by typical home value5130151346513515135851338510585136451366513335104750585510335051551357
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ZIP codes around 51301, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 51301 is outlined.

How 51301 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 51301 (Spencer, IA) is worth about $199,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 51301 are about the same as the typical value in the Spencer metro area ($196,000) and 46% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 51301 rose 3.5%, compared with +4.2% in the Spencer metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $63,402, against $65,428 in the Spencer metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 12,638 people live in 51301 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

51301 has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 11 ZIP codes in the Spencer metro area and the 369th-lowest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Spencer, IA · Clay County, IA · Spencer 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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