Iola, TX housing market
The typical Iola home is worth about $504,000, down 0.9% in a year, 68% above the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Iola compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Iola at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Iola | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $268,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $282,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $304,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $319,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $362,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $431,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $452,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $474,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $503,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $516,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $504,000 | $299,000 |
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 $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Iola is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Iola pay a median of $735, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (77861; Grimes County, TX), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.