West Bend, IA housing market
The typical West Bend home is worth about $165,000, up 3.3% in a year, 31% below the Iowa typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how West Bend compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
West Bend at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | West Bend | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $144,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $143,000 | $218,000 |
| 2025 | $154,000 | $228,000 |
| 2026 | $169,000 | $236,000 |
| August 2026 | $165,000 | $240,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in West Bend in 2025. Over the past 10 years, West Bend has permitted 8 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, West Bend gained 6 residents while 9 new homes were permitted: about 0.7 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Iowa: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $399,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $750,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $375,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $425,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $336,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $285,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $155,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $189,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $441,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 West Bend is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Bend pay a median of $538, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,230
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (50597; Humboldt 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.