Elberon, IA housing market
The typical Elberon home is worth about $220,000, up 8.6% in a year, 8% below the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Elberon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Elberon at a glance
Typical home value, 2018–2026
Show as a table
| January | Elberon | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $117,000 | $159,000 |
| 2020 | $122,000 | $167,000 |
| 2021 | $139,000 | $179,000 |
| 2022 | $156,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $168,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $177,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $192,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $220,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $220,000 | $240,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Elberon is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (52225; Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.