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Danbury, IA housing market

The typical Danbury home is worth about $218,000, up 7.1% in a year, 9% below the Iowa typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Danbury compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Danbury at a glance

Typical home value
$218K
▲ 7.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2022–2026

DanburyIowa
$175K$200K$225K$250K 20242026 Danbury $218K Iowa $240K
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JanuaryDanburyIowa
2023$193,000$211,000
2024$196,000$218,000
2025$207,000$228,000
2026$207,000$236,000
August 2026$218,000$240,000
New construction

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Danbury in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Danbury has permitted 1 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
1
0 in 2024
2026 so far
2
Jan–Aug
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-family2026 so far
0123 2000: 1 home 2000 2001: 0 homes 2002: 0 homes 2003: 1 home 2004: 0 homes 2005: 3 homes 2005 2006: 0 homes 2007: 0 homes 2008: 1 home 2009: 0 homes 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 0 homes 2012: 0 homes 2013: 1 home 2014: 0 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 0 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 0 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 0 homes 2025: 1 home 2025 2026 so far: 2 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−28
New homes+1

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Danbury's population fell by 28 even though 1 new home was 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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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)220$734,000
2025110$367,000
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013110$220,000
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008110$203,000
2007000—
2006000—
2005330$375,000
2004000—
2003110$156,000
2002000—
2001000—
2000110$138,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
80%
Median tax bill
$838
Median rent
$750
Typical home built
1954

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Danbury is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Danbury pay a median of $750, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

1 bedroom
$810
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,010
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,230
a month, with utilities

Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,460

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (51019; Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA), 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.

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