Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home in Iowa
Total monthly cost of the county's own median home: mortgage at 20% down, property tax, insurance, electricity, water and a maintenance reserve. Home price dominates this ranking, which is why it maps closely to the coasts.
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Iowa ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | $2,808 | $333,400 | 1.454% |
| 2 | Johnson County | $2,520 | $293,100 | 1.565% |
| 3 | Polk County | $2,206 | $248,400 | 1.757% |
| 4 | Warren County | $2,188 | $252,800 | 1.502% |
| 5 | Story County | $2,109 | $243,600 | 1.472% |
| 6 | Madison County | $2,073 | $236,900 | 1.554% |
| 7 | Dickinson County | $2,068 | $251,600 | 0.977% |
| 8 | Winneshiek County | $2,012 | $239,000 | 1.165% |
| 9 | Mills County | $1,990 | $228,700 | 1.458% |
| 10 | Sioux County | $1,984 | $235,600 | 1.155% |
| 11 | Dubuque County | $1,932 | $226,100 | 1.260% |
| 12 | Scott County | $1,873 | $212,500 | 1.516% |
| 13 | Plymouth County | $1,842 | $218,600 | 1.081% |
| 14 | Linn County | $1,834 | $204,400 | 1.661% |
| 15 | Marion County | $1,823 | $211,100 | 1.292% |
| 16 | Bremer County | $1,803 | $207,200 | 1.349% |
| 17 | Lyon County | $1,791 | $215,600 | 0.920% |
| 18 | Washington County | $1,744 | $199,600 | 1.347% |
| 19 | Benton County | $1,731 | $198,400 | 1.324% |
| 20 | Cedar County | $1,723 | $199,700 | 1.218% |
| 21 | Boone County | $1,693 | $191,200 | 1.434% |
| 22 | Iowa County | $1,668 | $189,800 | 1.349% |
| 23 | Pottawattamie County | $1,661 | $183,600 | 1.613% |
| 24 | Black Hawk County | $1,639 | $182,400 | 1.530% |
| 25 | Poweshiek County | $1,615 | $184,200 | 1.282% |
| 26 | Jones County | $1,611 | $183,400 | 1.298% |
| 27 | Jasper County | $1,579 | $176,800 | 1.424% |
| 28 | Muscatine County | $1,562 | $172,400 | 1.547% |
| 29 | Grundy County | $1,554 | $180,500 | 1.069% |
| 30 | Woodbury County | $1,549 | $172,000 | 1.478% |
| 31 | Buchanan County | $1,524 | $171,400 | 1.334% |
| 32 | Carroll County | $1,516 | $175,700 | 1.052% |
| 33 | Allamakee County | $1,512 | $171,900 | 1.223% |
| 34 | Delaware County | $1,504 | $168,700 | 1.343% |
| 35 | Clay County | $1,503 | $171,500 | 1.183% |
| 36 | Jackson County | $1,502 | $170,000 | 1.252% |
| 37 | Harrison County | $1,478 | $165,300 | 1.339% |
| 38 | Jefferson County | $1,466 | $161,200 | 1.487% |
| 39 | Guthrie County | $1,465 | $163,900 | 1.325% |
| 40 | Clarke County | $1,454 | $160,200 | 1.458% |
| 41 | Mitchell County | $1,443 | $164,100 | 1.156% |
| 42 | Chickasaw County | $1,437 | $164,400 | 1.097% |
| 43 | Clinton County | $1,416 | $153,800 | 1.549% |
| 44 | Butler County | $1,415 | $156,500 | 1.379% |
| 45 | Cerro Gordo County | $1,411 | $154,100 | 1.496% |
| 46 | Clayton County | $1,409 | $155,700 | 1.380% |
| 47 | Shelby County | $1,398 | $156,200 | 1.265% |
| 48 | Henry County | $1,382 | $148,600 | 1.611% |
| 49 | O'Brien County | $1,382 | $158,900 | 0.989% |
| 50 | Ringgold County | $1,353 | $150,300 | 1.270% |
| 51 | Davis County | $1,350 | $146,000 | 1.518% |
| 52 | Fremont County | $1,335 | $147,500 | 1.300% |
| 53 | Humboldt County | $1,329 | $146,900 | 1.286% |
| 54 | Buena Vista County | $1,323 | $146,900 | 1.240% |
| 55 | Mahaska County | $1,295 | $140,900 | 1.388% |
| 56 | Cherokee County | $1,290 | $145,100 | 1.076% |
| 57 | Tama County | $1,287 | $139,900 | 1.390% |
| 58 | Webster County | $1,287 | $138,500 | 1.478% |
| 59 | Adair County | $1,285 | $140,600 | 1.321% |
| 60 | Des Moines County | $1,281 | $137,000 | 1.531% |
| 61 | Monroe County | $1,271 | $135,900 | 1.519% |
| 62 | Greene County | $1,269 | $140,500 | 1.197% |
| 63 | Worth County | $1,269 | $142,300 | 1.075% |
| 64 | Marshall County | $1,256 | $134,100 | 1.514% |
| 65 | Louisa County | $1,256 | $137,600 | 1.273% |
| 66 | Crawford County | $1,251 | $136,300 | 1.320% |
| 67 | Cass County | $1,240 | $133,300 | 1.428% |
| 68 | Floyd County | $1,236 | $133,300 | 1.391% |
| 69 | Sac County | $1,234 | $138,400 | 1.028% |
| 70 | Howard County | $1,231 | $133,900 | 1.302% |
| 71 | Hamilton County | $1,226 | $132,300 | 1.366% |
| 72 | Winnebago County | $1,225 | $132,300 | 1.361% |
| 73 | Kossuth County | $1,213 | $135,100 | 1.064% |
| 74 | Fayette County | $1,209 | $130,800 | 1.316% |
| 75 | Hancock County | $1,184 | $129,300 | 1.192% |
| 76 | Lee County | $1,172 | $123,600 | 1.501% |
| 77 | Union County | $1,155 | $117,800 | 1.789% |
| 78 | Page County | $1,137 | $120,000 | 1.434% |
| 79 | Monona County | $1,129 | $122,600 | 1.152% |
| 80 | Osceola County | $1,128 | $123,800 | 1.052% |
| 81 | Lucas County | $1,118 | $117,000 | 1.480% |
| 82 | Appanoose County | $1,118 | $119,800 | 1.253% |
| 83 | Franklin County | $1,117 | $118,500 | 1.348% |
| 84 | Palo Alto County | $1,112 | $119,300 | 1.233% |
| 85 | Van Buren County | $1,105 | $118,800 | 1.201% |
| 86 | Wapello County | $1,101 | $112,900 | 1.642% |
| 87 | Adams County | $1,097 | $116,900 | 1.265% |
| 88 | Montgomery County | $1,091 | $109,900 | 1.791% |
| 89 | Calhoun County | $1,082 | $114,400 | 1.316% |
| 90 | Hardin County | $1,082 | $113,000 | 1.427% |
| 91 | Decatur County | $1,079 | $109,500 | 1.695% |
| 92 | Wright County | $1,068 | $109,800 | 1.544% |
| 93 | Keokuk County | $1,067 | $112,200 | 1.329% |
| 94 | Audubon County | $1,043 | $110,400 | 1.226% |
| 95 | Taylor County | $1,037 | $109,700 | 1.211% |
| 96 | Emmet County | $1,033 | $106,200 | 1.478% |
| 97 | Ida County | $1,016 | $108,800 | 1.064% |
| 98 | Wayne County | $992 | $102,300 | 1.346% |
| 99 | Pocahontas County | $906 | $93,300 | 1.143% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Iowa