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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 51503 (Council Bluffs, IA)

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

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Typical home value
$308,000
Metro: $306,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.2%
Metro: +2.7% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,254/mo
Metro: $1,398 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.7%
Metro: +2.0% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
37,972
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$79,010
Metro: $84,829 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 51503, shaded by typical home value5150351534680485155951551515335156051525515615154068037680595157551576
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ZIP codes around 51503, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 51503 is outlined.

How 51503 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 51503 (Council Bluffs, IA) is worth about $308,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 51503 are about the same as the typical value in the Omaha metro area ($306,000) and 16% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 51503 rose 3.2%, compared with +2.7% in the Omaha metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,254 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% below the Omaha metro area ($1,398) and 35% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $79,010, against $84,829 in the Omaha metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 37,972 people live in 51503 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

51503 has the 50th-highest typical home value of the 102 ZIP codes in the Omaha metro area and the 129th-highest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Council Bluffs, IA · Pottawattamie County, IA · Omaha 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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