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Housing in Westphalia

Homes in Westphalia

Builders were permitted 1 new home 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$700
1 bedroom$870
2 bedrooms$950
3 bedrooms$1,330
4 bedrooms$1,360

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Shelby 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

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Westphalia in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Westphalia has permitted 2 homes in all.

Single-family
01 200020052010201520202025
1
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
2
homes in the past 10 years
Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025110$342,000
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021110$300,000
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013110$25,000
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005000—
2004000—
2003000—
2002000—
2001110$150,000
2000110$150,000

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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