Marquette, IA housing market
The typical Marquette home is worth about $137,000, up 3.2% in a year, 43% below the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Marquette compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Marquette at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Marquette | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $83,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $97,000 | $159,000 |
| 2020 | $110,000 | $167,000 |
| 2021 | $122,000 | $179,000 |
| 2022 | $129,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $134,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $137,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $136,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $134,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $137,000 | $240,000 |
4 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in Marquette in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.4 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Marquette has permitted 22 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $945,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $620,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $140,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $705,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 47 | 4 | 43 | $2.7 million |
| 2002 | 41 | 4 | 37 | $2.4 million |
| 2001 | 40 | 4 | 36 | $2.4 million |
| 2000 | 29 | 3 | 26 | $1.7 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Marquette and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | $137K | +3.2% | $920 | 4 | $42,292 |
| McGregor | $150K | +12.6% | $920 | 3 | $57,361 |
| Bridgeport | — | +29.4%† | $1,000 | 6 | $96,250 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
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 Marquette is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Marquette pay a median of $717, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (52157, 52158; Clayton 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.