US housing market report · August 2026
The state of the Iowa housing market.
Median home value and city-by-city trends across Iowa, from Zillow Home Value Index data. Free to cite with attribution to Home Value Pros.
Iowa median value
$211K
Zillow ZHVI, August 2026
Cities covered
16
with published pages
Report video
Monthly
per city, on each hub
12-month outlook · data through August 2026
Where are Iowa home values headed?
Current typical value
$211,094
Zillow ZHVI median, August 2026
Past 12 months
+5.6%
change in the median
12 months out
$223,000
if the recent trend continues
Trend projection from the past 12 months, not a prediction. Actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.
Where values are climbing
Fastest appreciating Iowa cities
- $290KUp11.0%
- $219KUp9.2%
- $261KUp8.5%
- $193KUp7.1%
- $185KUp6.2%
- $167KUp5.7%
- $162KUp4.3%
- $341KUp4.3%
- $185KUp3.7%
- $306KUp2.9%
Where the market is cooling
Fastest cooling Iowa cities
- $94KDown15.6%
- $180KDown8.1%
- $151KDown0.9%
- $231KFlat0.0%
- $323KUp0.3%
- $207KUp2.3%
- $306KUp2.9%
- $185KUp3.7%
- $341KUp4.3%
- 10Atlantic$162KUp4.3%
Priciest markets in the state
Most expensive Iowa cities by median value
- $341K
- $323K
- $306K
- $290K
- $261K
- $231K
- $219K
- $207K
- $193K
- $185K
Common questions
What people ask us.
Methodology & attribution
Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in Iowa, as of August 2026. Year-over-year change compares each market to the same month a year earlier, paired ZIPs only. Data and analysis by Home Value Pros; cite with a link to this report. See the national housing market report and the Iowa market index.