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Cheapest homes, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties with the lowest median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is $36,300.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –

01Wayne County, IAIA6,738$20,000–

02Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$21,500–

03Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$21,800–

04Decatur County, IAIA7,655$22,800–

05Taylor County, IAIA5,835$23,500–

06Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$23,900–

07Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$24,700–

08Audubon County, IAIA5,509$25,000–

09Wapello County, IAIA35,210$26,600–

10Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$26,800–

11Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$26,900–

12Monroe County, IAIA7,406$26,900–

13Osceola County, IAIA5,980$27,000–

14Sac County, IAIA9,525$27,500–

15Greene County, IAIA8,658$27,600–

16Emmet County, IAIA9,107$27,900–

17Monona County, IAIA8,539$28,300–

18Davis County, IAIA9,230$28,700–

19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$28,900–

20Adams County, IAIA3,617$29,100–

21Ida County, IAIA6,777$29,200–

22Adair County, IAIA7,403$29,800–

23Lucas County, IAIA8,847$30,100–

24Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$30,200–

25Howard County, IAIA9,415$30,200–

26Fayette County, IAIA19,047$30,300–

27Franklin County, IAIA9,868$30,500–

28Butler County, IAIA14,049$31,200–

29Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$31,200–

30Lyon County, IAIA12,354$31,700–

31Fremont County, IAIA6,522$32,000–

32Tama County, IAIA16,796$32,400–

33O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$32,500–

34Union County, IAIA11,829$33,100–

35Crawford County, IAIA16,237$33,300–

36Harrison County, IAIA14,623$33,300–

37Hardin County, IAIA16,455$33,400–

38Worth County, IAIA7,338$33,400–

39Wright County, IAIA12,801$33,600–

40Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$33,900–

41Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$33,900–

42Page County, IAIA14,856$34,300–

43Clarke County, IAIA9,574$34,700–

44Cass County, IAIA12,960$34,800–

45Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$35,000–

46Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$35,000–

47Lee County, IAIA32,306$35,600–

48Floyd County, IAIA14,901$35,700–

49Shelby County, IAIA11,689$35,800–

50Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$36,300–

51Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$36,500–

52Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$36,700–

53Clayton County, IAIA16,845$37,000–

54Hancock County, IAIA10,528$37,000–

55Webster County, IAIA36,838$37,200–

56Grundy County, IAIA12,361$37,700–

57Benton County, IAIA26,004$37,800–

58Clinton County, IAIA46,002$39,000–

59Louisa County, IAIA10,416$39,100–

60Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$39,200–

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$39,600–

62Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$39,900–

63Boone County, IAIA26,799$40,100–

64Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$40,600–

65Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$41,100–

66Clay County, IAIA16,202$41,100–

67Jones County, IAIA21,253$41,400–

68Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$41,500–

69Carroll County, IAIA20,303$41,500–

70Jackson County, IAIA19,288$41,500–

71Marshall County, IAIA39,890$41,600–

72Madison County, IAIA17,270$42,300–

73Washington County, IAIA22,667$42,800–

74Iowa County, IAIA16,504$43,100–

75Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$44,000–

76Henry County, IAIA19,349$44,100–

77Delaware County, IAIA17,674$44,400–

78Sioux County, IAIA36,774$45,000–

79Jasper County, IAIA38,153$45,200–

80Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$45,300–

81Bremer County, IAIA25,296$45,900–

82Cedar County, IAIA18,359$46,000–

83Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$46,300–

84Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$46,600–

85Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$46,800–

86Mills County, IAIA14,793$46,900–

87Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$48,100–

88Marion County, IAIA34,192$48,800–

89Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$49,000–

90Dallas County, IAIA118,457$49,300–

91Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$50,500–

92Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$50,900–

93Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$53,400–

94Scott County, IAIA175,259$54,100–

95Linn County, IAIA232,028$58,200–

96Polk County, IAIA516,546$59,300–

97Warren County, IAIA57,331$59,400–

98Story County, IAIA101,291$63,700–

99Johnson County, IAIA160,044$76,600–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS