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Cheapest homes, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties with the lowest median home value (2023 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Wayne County, IAIA6,738$20,000−53%

02Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$21,500−56%

03Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$21,800−57%

04Decatur County, IAIA7,655$22,800−56%

05Taylor County, IAIA5,835$23,500−46%

06Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$23,900−57%

07Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$24,700−50%

08Audubon County, IAIA5,509$25,000−57%

09Wapello County, IAIA35,210$26,600−48%

10Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$26,800−39%

11Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$26,900−53%

12Monroe County, IAIA7,406$26,900−54%

13Osceola County, IAIA5,980$27,000−51%

14Sac County, IAIA9,525$27,500−50%

15Greene County, IAIA8,658$27,600−49%

16Emmet County, IAIA9,107$27,900−50%

17Monona County, IAIA8,539$28,300−49%

18Davis County, IAIA9,230$28,700−53%

19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$28,900−48%

20Adams County, IAIA3,617$29,100−48%

21Ida County, IAIA6,777$29,200−51%

22Adair County, IAIA7,403$29,800−53%

23Lucas County, IAIA8,847$30,100−49%

24Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$30,200−55%

25Howard County, IAIA9,415$30,200−53%

26Fayette County, IAIA19,047$30,300−52%

27Franklin County, IAIA9,868$30,500−48%

28Butler County, IAIA14,049$31,200−53%

29Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$31,200−48%

30Lyon County, IAIA12,354$31,700−54%

31Fremont County, IAIA6,522$32,000−53%

32Tama County, IAIA16,796$32,400−52%

33O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$32,500−45%

34Union County, IAIA11,829$33,100−44%

35Crawford County, IAIA16,237$33,300−45%

36Harrison County, IAIA14,623$33,300−58%

37Hardin County, IAIA16,455$33,400−43%

38Worth County, IAIA7,338$33,400−45%

39Wright County, IAIA12,801$33,600−39%

40Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$33,900−53%

41Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$33,900−41%

42Page County, IAIA14,856$34,300−44%

43Clarke County, IAIA9,574$34,700−52%

44Cass County, IAIA12,960$34,800−46%

45Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$35,000−50%

46Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$35,000−40%

47Lee County, IAIA32,306$35,600−42%

48Floyd County, IAIA14,901$35,700−48%

49Shelby County, IAIA11,689$35,800−54%

50Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$36,300−52%

51Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$36,500−50%

52Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$36,700−47%

53Clayton County, IAIA16,845$37,000−48%

54Hancock County, IAIA10,528$37,000−40%

55Webster County, IAIA36,838$37,200−44%

56Grundy County, IAIA12,361$37,700−49%

57Benton County, IAIA26,004$37,800−56%

58Clinton County, IAIA46,002$39,000−46%

59Louisa County, IAIA10,416$39,100−41%

60Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$39,200−39%

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$39,600−43%

62Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$39,900−45%

63Boone County, IAIA26,799$40,100−48%

64Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$40,600−46%

65Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$41,100−38%

66Clay County, IAIA16,202$41,100−46%

67Jones County, IAIA21,253$41,400−49%

68Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$41,500−40%

69Carroll County, IAIA20,303$41,500−46%

70Jackson County, IAIA19,288$41,500−48%

71Marshall County, IAIA39,890$41,600−41%

72Madison County, IAIA17,270$42,300−55%

73Washington County, IAIA22,667$42,800−49%

74Iowa County, IAIA16,504$43,100−51%

75Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$44,000−42%

76Henry County, IAIA19,349$44,100−42%

77Delaware County, IAIA17,674$44,400−47%

78Sioux County, IAIA36,774$45,000−47%

79Jasper County, IAIA38,153$45,200−46%

80Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$45,300−40%

81Bremer County, IAIA25,296$45,900−49%

82Cedar County, IAIA18,359$46,000−47%

83Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$46,300−45%

84Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$46,600−43%

85Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$46,800−36%

86Mills County, IAIA14,793$46,900−51%

87Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$48,100−47%

88Marion County, IAIA34,192$48,800−44%

89Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$49,000−48%

90Dallas County, IAIA118,457$49,300−53%

91Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$50,500−39%

92Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$50,900−44%

93Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$53,400−42%

94Scott County, IAIA175,259$54,100−40%

95Linn County, IAIA232,028$58,200−40%

96Polk County, IAIA516,546$59,300−41%

97Warren County, IAIA57,331$59,400−42%

98Story County, IAIA101,291$63,700−42%

99Johnson County, IAIA160,044$76,600−38%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES