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Housing in Ralston

Homes in Ralston

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

2-bedroom rent
$950
a month, utilities in · HUD
Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $950

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$760
2 bedrooms$950
3 bedrooms$1,280
4 bedrooms$1,450

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Carroll County, IA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Ralston in 2025 or in any year since 2017.

Single-family
01 201720202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
0
homes in the past 9 years
Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—

Ralston's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.

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

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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