Boyden, IA housing market
The typical Boyden home is worth about $292,000, up 7.3% in a year, 22% above the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Boyden compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Boyden at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Boyden | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $245,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $250,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $268,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $281,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $292,000 | $240,000 |
10 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 10 new homes in Boyden in 2025: 2 single-family houses and 8 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $1.6 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Boyden has permitted 20 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Boyden's population fell by 6 even though 5 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Iowa: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 8 | $1.6 million |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $861,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $245,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $452,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $220,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $920
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Boyden is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Boyden pay a median of $756, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,280
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (51234; Lyon County, IA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.