State housing market
Iowa housing market
The latest Iowa home prices, inventory, and days-on-market — with month-over-month and year-over-year trends and how it stacks up nationally. The typical Iowa home is 35.7% lower than the U.S. typical value of $370K.
Data as of May 2026.
Latest market snapshot
Home value
$238K
May 2026
Sale price
$259K
May 2026
Days on market
37 days
May 2026
Inventory
9,236
May 2026
Months supply
2
May 2026
Homes sold
3,780
May 2026
Sale-to-list
98.2%
May 2026
What the numbers say
- ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $238,019 — +0.0% month over month, +3.9% year over year.
- ·Median sale price is $258,700 — +3.4% month over month, +2.3% year over year.
- ·Median days on market is 37 days — -19.6% month over month, -9.8% year over year.
- ·Homes for sale is 9,236 — -0.7% month over month, -7.7% year over year.
13-month trends
Metro areas in Iowa
| Metro area | Typical home value |
|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | $296K |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $244K |
| Iowa City, IA | $302K |
| Waterloo, IA | $200K |
| Sioux City, IA | $225K |
Sources & methodology
Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.