Ellston, IA housing market
The typical Ellston home is worth about $380,000, up 12.2% in a year, 59% above the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Ellston compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Ellston at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Ellston | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $177,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $186,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $178,000 | $159,000 |
| 2020 | $197,000 | $167,000 |
| 2021 | $221,000 | $179,000 |
| 2022 | $271,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $319,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $329,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $326,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $356,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $380,000 | $240,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Ellston is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,390
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (50074; Ringgold 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.