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Most expensive homes, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties ranked by median home value (1990 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 –

01Johnson County, IAIA160,044$76,600–

02Story County, IAIA101,291$63,700–

03Warren County, IAIA57,331$59,400–

04Polk County, IAIA516,546$59,300–

05Linn County, IAIA232,028$58,200–

06Scott County, IAIA175,259$54,100–

07Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$53,400–

08Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$50,900–

09Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$50,500–

10Dallas County, IAIA118,457$49,300–

11Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$49,000–

12Marion County, IAIA34,192$48,800–

13Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$48,100–

14Mills County, IAIA14,793$46,900–

15Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$46,800–

16Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$46,600–

17Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$46,300–

18Cedar County, IAIA18,359$46,000–

19Bremer County, IAIA25,296$45,900–

20Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$45,300–

21Jasper County, IAIA38,153$45,200–

22Sioux County, IAIA36,774$45,000–

23Delaware County, IAIA17,674$44,400–

24Henry County, IAIA19,349$44,100–

25Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$44,000–

26Iowa County, IAIA16,504$43,100–

27Washington County, IAIA22,667$42,800–

28Madison County, IAIA17,270$42,300–

29Marshall County, IAIA39,890$41,600–

30Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$41,500–

31Carroll County, IAIA20,303$41,500–

32Jackson County, IAIA19,288$41,500–

33Jones County, IAIA21,253$41,400–

34Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$41,100–

35Clay County, IAIA16,202$41,100–

36Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$40,600–

37Boone County, IAIA26,799$40,100–

38Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$39,900–

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

40Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$39,200–

41Louisa County, IAIA10,416$39,100–

42Clinton County, IAIA46,002$39,000–

43Benton County, IAIA26,004$37,800–

44Grundy County, IAIA12,361$37,700–

45Webster County, IAIA36,838$37,200–

46Clayton County, IAIA16,845$37,000–

47Hancock County, IAIA10,528$37,000–

48Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$36,700–

49Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$36,500–

50Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$36,300–

51Shelby County, IAIA11,689$35,800–

52Floyd County, IAIA14,901$35,700–

53Lee County, IAIA32,306$35,600–

54Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$35,000–

55Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$35,000–

56Cass County, IAIA12,960$34,800–

57Clarke County, IAIA9,574$34,700–

58Page County, IAIA14,856$34,300–

59Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$33,900–

60Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$33,900–

61Wright County, IAIA12,801$33,600–

62Hardin County, IAIA16,455$33,400–

63Worth County, IAIA7,338$33,400–

64Crawford County, IAIA16,237$33,300–

65Harrison County, IAIA14,623$33,300–

66Union County, IAIA11,829$33,100–

67O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$32,500–

68Tama County, IAIA16,796$32,400–

69Fremont County, IAIA6,522$32,000–

70Lyon County, IAIA12,354$31,700–

71Butler County, IAIA14,049$31,200–

72Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$31,200–

73Franklin County, IAIA9,868$30,500–

74Fayette County, IAIA19,047$30,300–

75Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$30,200–

76Howard County, IAIA9,415$30,200–

77Lucas County, IAIA8,847$30,100–

78Adair County, IAIA7,403$29,800–

79Ida County, IAIA6,777$29,200–

80Adams County, IAIA3,617$29,100–

81Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$28,900–

82Davis County, IAIA9,230$28,700–

83Monona County, IAIA8,539$28,300–

84Emmet County, IAIA9,107$27,900–

85Greene County, IAIA8,658$27,600–

86Sac County, IAIA9,525$27,500–

87Osceola County, IAIA5,980$27,000–

88Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$26,900–

89Monroe County, IAIA7,406$26,900–

90Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$26,800–

91Wapello County, IAIA35,210$26,600–

92Audubon County, IAIA5,509$25,000–

93Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$24,700–

94Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$23,900–

95Taylor County, IAIA5,835$23,500–

96Decatur County, IAIA7,655$22,800–

97Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$21,800–

98Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$21,500–

99Wayne County, IAIA6,738$20,000–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS