Housing · Algona
Algona, IA housing market
The typical Algona home is worth about $188,000, up 1.6% in a year, 21% below the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Algona compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Algona at a glance
Typical home value
$188K
▲ 1.6% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
AlgonaIowa
Show as a table
| January | Algona | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $136,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $135,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $139,000 | $159,000 |
| 2020 | $140,000 | $167,000 |
| 2021 | $152,000 | $179,000 |
| 2022 | $164,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $175,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $176,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $184,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $187,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $188,000 | $240,000 |
Affordability
3.4 years of income
The typical Algona home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Iowa (3.2).
How Algona ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
68.9%
Iowa: 71.7%
Median tax bill
$2,241
Iowa: $2,897
Median rent
$885
Iowa: $972
Typical home built
1970
Iowa: 1972
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.