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Swisher, IA housing market

The typical Swisher home is worth about $462,000, up 5.2% in a year, 93% above the Iowa typical home.

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

The market right now

Swisher at a glance

Typical home value
$462K
▲ 5.2% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$278K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
2
in May · 5 for sale

Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

SwisherIowa
$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K 20182020202220242026 Swisher $462K Iowa $240K
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JanuarySwisherIowa
2017$302,000$147,000
2018$314,000$152,000
2019$326,000$159,000
2020$342,000$167,000
2021$359,000$179,000
2022$392,000$195,000
2023$412,000$211,000
2024$418,000$218,000
2025$434,000$228,000
2026$454,000$236,000
August 2026$462,000$240,000
Affordability

4.6 years of income

The typical Swisher home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, more than across Iowa (3.2 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
82.5%
Iowa: 71.7%
Median tax bill
$3,972
Iowa: $2,897
Median rent
$1,114
Iowa: $972
Typical home built
1973
Iowa: 1972

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Swisher is $1,070 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Swisher pay a median of $1,114. A two-bedroom takes about 13% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$900
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,070
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,490
a month, with utilities
Share of income
13%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,790

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (52338; Cedar Rapids, 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, May 2026. 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.

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