The story of this market
The typical home in Ida County, Iowa sells for about $148,650, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 84 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 21% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is drought, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $927 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $927 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2004 (+13.1%). Worst: 2005 (-9.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.5%
IA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,155
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 3 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
81
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $7,272,397.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
87.2%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 109 | 74 | 79.4% | 9.1% | $105,000 |
| 2019 | 122▲ | 89▲ | 87.2%▲ | 6.3% | $115,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Ida County, Iowa
Ida County's housing market remains stable with low inventory and modest price growth. The market is driven by local demand and a limited supply of single-family homes, maintaining a balanced environment for buyers and sellers.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 6 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 2 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 3.35% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 11.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 51006 | Battle Creek | $316,000 | $165 | +9% | 41 | 97.6% | 18% | 1.8 | 63 | $593 | researched Sep 27 |
| 51020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $658 | researched Sep 27 |
| 51025 | Holstein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $825 | researched Sep 27 |
| 51044 | — | $185,000 | $112 | +2.8% | 84 | 97.5% | 8.3% | 6 | 12 | $850 | researched Sep 27 |
| 51048 | — | $145,000 | $112 | +2.1% | 68 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.7 | 14 | $606 | researched Sep 27 |
| 51445 | Ida Grove | $185,000 | $115 | +2.5% | 88 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $695 | researched Sep 27 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Local school districts provide standard public education services typical of rural Iowa, with community-focused programming.
The region is subject to standard Midwestern weather risks including severe thunderstorms and wind events; flood risk is localized to specific drainage basins.
Economic momentum is driven by local manufacturing and agricultural support industries, with ongoing efforts to attract small business and entrepreneurial investment.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on state-mandated valuation formulas, with rates determined by local levies including school and municipal districts.
The county offers various parks, trails, and community-based festivals, emphasizing a balanced, family-oriented lifestyle.
The rental market is characterized by limited inventory and stable, modest rent levels consistent with the rural demographic.
The economy is anchored by manufacturing and agricultural sectors, with major local employers including Midwest Industries.
Transportation relies primarily on regional highway corridors connecting rural communities to larger hubs.
The county assessor manages property valuations in accordance with Iowa state law.
Parcels are subject to local school district levies and county-wide service taxes.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional exposure to severe weather events.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Provides local trails and outdoor family activities.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
Iowa generally requires judicial foreclosure proceedings. Borrowers are entitled to a notice of right to cure default prior to the initiation of foreclosure actions. Redemption rights exist post-sale unless specific statutory exceptions (such as foreclosure without redemption for nonagricultural land) are met.
Iowa Code Chapter 654
applies when — Property must be occupied as the owner's homestead
Provides legal protections for the homestead property, including specific exemptions from judicial sale for debts, as defined under state law.
Iowa Code Chapter 561
The taxable value is determined by applying an assessment limitation (rollback) to the assessed market value. The limitation is calculated annually to restrict the growth in aggregate taxable value for the residential class to 3% statewide.
Iowa Code Chapter 441; Iowa Department of Revenue Property Tax Overview
≈ $4,460/yr on a $148,650 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.