Housing · Cherokee
Cherokee, IA housing market
The typical Cherokee home is worth about $151,000, up 2.4% in a year, 37% below the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cherokee compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Cherokee at a glance
Typical home value
$151K
▲ 2.4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Cherokee | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $97,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $99,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $105,000 | $159,000 |
| 2020 | $107,000 | $167,000 |
| 2021 | $115,000 | $179,000 |
| 2022 | $130,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $138,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $139,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $144,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $152,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $151,000 | $240,000 |
Affordability
2.4 years of income
The typical Cherokee home costs about 2.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Iowa (3.2 years).
How Cherokee ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
67.8%
Iowa: 71.7%
Median tax bill
$1,547
Iowa: $2,897
Median rent
$728
Iowa: $972
Typical home built
1963
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.