US housing market report · July 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, July 2026
Cities covered
16
with published pages
Report video
Monthly
per city, on each hub
12-month outlook · data through July 2026
Where are Iowa home values headed?
Current typical value
$211,377
Zillow ZHVI median, July 2026
Past 12 months
+5.8%
change in the median
12 months out
$224,000
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
- $290KUp9.9%
- $218KUp8.7%
- $259KUp8.4%
- $191KUp7.5%
- $167KUp6.6%
- $187KUp5.6%
- $165KUp4.7%
- $343KUp4.6%
- $185KUp3.7%
- $308KUp3.3%
Where the market is cooling
Fastest cooling Iowa cities
- $86KDown15.5%
- $181KDown6.9%
- $152KDown0.9%
- $233KDown0.2%
- $326KUp0.5%
- $209KUp2.2%
- $308KUp3.3%
- $185KUp3.7%
- $343KUp4.6%
- 10Atlantic$165KUp4.7%
Priciest markets in the state
Most expensive Iowa cities by median value
- $343K
- $326K
- $308K
- $290K
- $259K
- $233K
- $218K
- $209K
- $191K
- $187K
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 July 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.