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State Housing Market Report

Iowa Housing Market

99 counties with data · Updated monthly

Avg Home Value

$196,068

▲ 4.0% year-over-year

Avg Rent/Month

$909

Homes For Sale

11,590

Counties

99

The Iowa housing market spans 99 counties with active market data. The average home value across Iowa is $196,068, up 4.0% year-over-year. Renters in Iowa pay an average of $909 per month. There are currently 11,590 homes listed for sale statewide.

The most expensive county in Iowa is Dickinson County with an average home value of $366,608 (up 0.5% YoY). The most affordable is Pocahontas County at $103,021 (down 2.4% YoY). That's a $263,586 spread between the top and bottom of the market.

Iowa is appreciating faster than the national average, driven by strong demand and limited inventory in key metros. Each county report below includes historical home value charts going back to 2000, bedroom-level price breakdowns, market activity indicators, affordability analysis, and 12-month forecasts from Zillow. Click any county to explore its full market data and ZIP code breakdown.

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Iowa Counties by Home Value

All 99 counties in Iowa ranked by average home value. Click any county to see its full market report.

CountyAvg Home ValueYoY Change
Dickinson County$366,608▲ 0.5%View →
Dallas County$350,039▼ 0.0%View →
Madison County$323,833▲ 1.2%View →
Warren County$314,894▲ 2.7%View →
Winneshiek County$306,127▲ 6.5%View →
Johnson County$299,975▲ 4.1%View →
Sioux County$297,233▲ 4.1%View →
Clayton County$280,060▲ 10.5%View →
Polk County$275,304▲ 1.5%View →
Plymouth County$274,465▲ 2.0%View →
Mills County$272,503▲ 4.4%View →
Story County$267,222▲ 2.8%View →
Dubuque County$264,963▲ 6.3%View →
Marion County$262,215▲ 2.4%View →
Benton County$261,171▲ 5.5%View →
Guthrie County$256,763▲ 2.7%View →
Bremer County$248,226▲ 4.7%View →
Lyon County$244,852▲ 8.8%View →
Allamakee County$242,750▲ 6.6%View →
Cedar County$241,266▲ 4.7%View →
Scott County$236,118▲ 2.9%View →
Pottawattamie County$230,095▲ 1.9%View →
Linn County$229,811▲ 3.0%View →
Delaware County$227,865▲ 2.6%View →
Jackson County$227,611▲ 4.4%View →
Davis County$224,940▲ 3.0%View →
Boone County$224,256▲ 4.8%View →
Iowa County$221,556▲ 3.7%View →
Washington County$220,196▲ 3.0%View →
Jones County$220,178▲ 3.8%View →
Jasper County$218,429▲ 4.5%View →
Buchanan County$214,993▲ 6.8%View →
Harrison County$211,813▲ 6.4%View →
Poweshiek County$209,961▲ 7.4%View →
Grundy County$208,379▲ 4.3%View →
Shelby County$205,321▲ 3.2%View →
Chickasaw County$203,717▲ 2.0%View →
Mitchell County$202,616▲ 5.7%View →
Carroll County$198,497▲ 6.1%View →
Woodbury County$198,161▲ 2.0%View →
Cerro Gordo County$192,617▲ 4.2%View →
Howard County$190,680▲ 6.1%View →
Muscatine County$189,322▲ 6.4%View →
Clarke County$188,193▲ 0.8%View →
Mahaska County$187,319▲ 4.9%View →
Clay County$185,839▲ 5.7%View →
O Brien County$183,594▲ 7.7%View →
Marshall County$182,902▲ 4.2%View →
Black Hawk County$182,396▲ 3.2%View →
Butler County$181,421▲ 4.2%View →
Buena Vista County$180,995▲ 1.1%View →
Adair County$179,841▲ 5.3%View →
Worth County$178,967▲ 2.7%View →
Henry County$178,446▲ 0.5%View →
Jefferson County$177,806▲ 5.2%View →
Hancock County$177,245▲ 3.3%View →
Van Buren County$176,531▼ 0.6%View →
Crawford County$175,269▲ 4.4%View →
Lucas County$173,867▼ 2.7%View →
Ringgold County$173,143▲ 4.9%View →
Fremont County$170,535▲ 7.0%View →
Louisa County$168,967▲ 5.1%View →
Clinton County$168,482▲ 3.7%View →
Tama County$167,857▲ 6.5%View →
Greene County$166,651▲ 6.2%View →
Palo Alto County$165,715▲ 8.6%View →
Kossuth County$165,082▲ 1.6%View →
Osceola County$163,255▲ 9.3%View →
Monroe County$163,203▲ 0.2%View →
Hamilton County$160,938▲ 3.3%View →
Sac County$158,652▲ 4.3%View →
Cass County$157,526▲ 5.9%View →
Humboldt County$156,961▲ 7.8%View →
Monona County$154,704▼ 1.1%View →
Decatur County$154,619▲ 2.6%View →
Adams County$154,039▲ 4.2%View →
Cherokee County$153,767▲ 4.3%View →
Winnebago County$152,715▲ 4.7%View →
Union County$151,872▲ 5.6%View →
Floyd County$151,517▲ 5.8%View →
Franklin County$150,776▲ 4.8%View →
Fayette County$149,746▲ 9.7%View →
Ida County$147,575▲ 7.7%View →
Audubon County$147,554▲ 2.7%View →
Page County$147,006▲ 5.3%View →
Keokuk County$146,615▲ 4.3%View →
Emmet County$145,561▲ 9.9%View →
Calhoun County$142,143▲ 4.1%View →
Des Moines County$141,296▲ 2.1%View →
Wayne County$137,762▲ 5.4%View →
Hardin County$136,729▲ 4.5%View →
Montgomery County$136,631▲ 1.4%View →
Webster County$133,728▲ 2.2%View →
Wright County$133,152▲ 3.6%View →
Taylor County$131,487▲ 3.5%View →
Wapello County$123,555▲ 0.2%View →
Lee County$116,847▼ 1.5%View →
Appanoose County$111,152▼ 3.0%View →
Pocahontas County$103,021▼ 2.4%View →

Data Sources and Methodology

Market data on this page comes from the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), updated monthly by Zillow Research. Statewide averages are computed from individual county data.

Data is refreshed on the 17th of each month.

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