Typical Cost of a House in Iowa
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The median home value in Iowa is $208,000, measured over 2020–2024. That is 37.5% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$208,000
2020–2024, give or take $1,141
Against the U.S. median
−37.5%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
46th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in Iowa
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,533a month
−21.9%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$972a month
−31.2%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where Iowa sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in Iowa
99 counties, each compared with the Iowa median.
- Adair County−22.9%$160,400
- Adams County−36.7%$131,600
- Allamakee County−17.2%$172,300
- Appanoose County−40.3%$124,200
- Audubon County−41.4%$121,900
- Benton County+0.1%$208,200
- Black Hawk County−9.2%$188,900
- Boone County+2.1%$212,400
- Bremer County+5.6%$219,600
- Buchanan County−15.4%$176,000
- Buena Vista County−23.3%$159,500
- Butler County−20.5%$165,400
- Calhoun County−42.9%$118,800
- Carroll County−15.4%$176,000
- Cass County−27.7%$150,300
- Cedar County+1.6%$211,300
- Cerro Gordo County−20.0%$166,400
- Cherokee County−23.7%$158,700
- Chickasaw County−12.2%$182,600
- Clarke County−22.5%$161,100
- Clay County−14.1%$178,600
- Clayton County−19.0%$168,500
- Clinton County−22.8%$160,600
- Crawford County−26.1%$153,700
- Dallas County+71.0%$355,600
- Davis County−22.2%$161,900
- Decatur County−45.2%$113,900
- Delaware County−14.5%$177,900
- Des Moines County−34.4%$136,500
- Dickinson County+30.1%$270,700
- Dubuque County+14.1%$237,300
- Emmet County−45.1%$114,100
- Fayette County−34.2%$136,800
- Floyd County−31.0%$143,500
- Franklin County−40.3%$124,100
- Fremont County−25.8%$154,400
- Greene County−25.3%$155,400
- Grundy County−4.4%$198,800
- Guthrie County−13.4%$180,100
- Hamilton County−24.8%$156,400
- Hancock County−32.0%$141,400
- Hardin County−41.1%$122,500
- Harrison County−15.4%$176,000
- Henry County−21.0%$164,300
- Howard County−28.9%$147,800
- Humboldt County−25.1%$155,800
- Ida County−47.6%$108,900
- Iowa County−6.8%$193,900
- Jackson County−15.9%$175,000
- Jasper County−10.4%$186,300
- Jefferson County−21.4%$163,400
- Johnson County+48.4%$308,600
- Jones County−11.2%$184,800
- Keokuk County−42.9%$118,700
- Kossuth County−28.7%$148,300
- Lee County−32.0%$141,400
- Linn County+3.0%$214,300
- Louisa County−27.8%$150,100
- Lucas County−42.2%$120,200
- Lyon County+10.6%$230,000
- Madison County+17.8%$245,100
- Mahaska County−24.1%$157,800
- Marion County+12.0%$233,000
- Marshall County−30.0%$145,500
- Mills County+14.3%$237,800
- Mitchell County−15.8%$175,100
- Monona County−31.3%$142,900
- Monroe County−24.9%$156,300
- Montgomery County−41.6%$121,400
- Muscatine County−12.5%$182,100
- O'Brien County−16.8%$173,100
- Osceola County−41.1%$122,600
- Page County−39.8%$125,300
- Palo Alto County−40.8%$123,200
- Plymouth County+10.0%$228,900
- Pocahontas County−52.8%$98,100
- Polk County+26.0%$262,100
- Pottawattamie County−5.9%$195,700
- Poweshiek County+0.6%$209,300
- Ringgold County−24.9%$156,200
- Sac County−32.0%$141,400
- Scott County+6.7%$222,000
- Shelby County−21.2%$164,000
- Sioux County+20.2%$250,100
- Story County+24.4%$258,700
- Tama County−28.6%$148,600
- Taylor County−43.7%$117,200
- Union County−41.3%$122,000
- Van Buren County−44.9%$114,600
- Wapello County−39.9%$125,100
- Warren County+29.6%$269,600
- Washington County−2.0%$203,900
- Wayne County−46.5%$111,300
- Webster County−26.1%$153,800
- Winnebago County−35.1%$135,000
- Winneshiek County+24.6%$259,200
- Woodbury County−11.9%$183,200
- Worth County−29.9%$145,800
- Wright County−42.5%$119,600
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Iowa. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,141 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in Iowa?
- The median home value in Iowa is $208,000, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in Iowa?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $208,000 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Iowa?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in Iowa pay a median of $1,533 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in Iowa?
- Median gross rent in Iowa is $972 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in Iowa expensive compared with other places?
- Iowa has the 46th highest median home value of 51 states, 37.5% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700