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Tripoli, IA housing market

The typical Tripoli home is worth about $174,000, down 1.6% in a year, 27% below the Iowa typical home.

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

The market right now

Tripoli at a glance

Typical home value
$174K
▼ 1.6% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$136K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
4
in May · 4 for sale

Only 4 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

TripoliIowa
$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K$250K 20182020202220242026 Tripoli $174K Iowa $240K
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JanuaryTripoliIowa
2017$124,000$147,000
2018$120,000$152,000
2019$122,000$159,000
2020$131,000$167,000
2021$138,000$179,000
2022$144,000$195,000
2023$157,000$211,000
2024$166,000$218,000
2025$175,000$228,000
2026$177,000$236,000
August 2026$174,000$240,000
Affordability

2.2 years of income

The typical Tripoli home costs about 2.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Iowa (3.2 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
86.9%
Iowa: 71.7%
Median tax bill
$2,038
Iowa: $2,897
Median rent
$940
Iowa: $972
Typical home built
1955
Iowa: 1972

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $920

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Tripoli is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Tripoli pay a median of $940. A two-bedroom takes about 14% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$700
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$920
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,210
a month, with utilities
Share of income
14%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $630 · 4 bedrooms $1,220

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (50676; Bremer 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.

On the market

Recent listings in Tripoli

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

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. 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.

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