A typical Iowa home is worth roughly $150,000
What kind of housing town is Iowa?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.5 years of income
Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Iowa home, with $211K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940 a month here, $10 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Iowa’s typical property tax (1.31% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
Renters already here pay a median of $598, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
79% of Iowa households own their home
Half of Iowa’s homes were built before 1963.
Kansas: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Iowa vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Iowa. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $150K* | — | $940 | $97,829 |
| Center | $121K* | — | $940 | $59,196 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Iowa buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. 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.