The story of this market
The typical home in Adams County, Iowa sells for about $187,000, or $108 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 120 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 25% since 2003. The biggest natural hazard here is drought, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $943 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $943 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
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: 2021 (+30%). Worst: 2010 (-8.9%). 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
$1,268
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, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $8,003,696.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
65.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 75 | 37 | 65.1% | 0% | $185,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Adams County, Iowa
The Adams County housing market remains stable with low inventory and modest price growth. Activity is driven by local demand for single-family homes, though the limited supply keeps transaction volumes low.
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.
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Median prices moved up 122.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 87 days on market with 5.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
28% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.45% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 9.1% — 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 3 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.
Adams County, Iowa — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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.
researched Sep 27
researched Sep 27
| 50841 | Corning | $160,000 | $105 | — | 88 | 96% | 10% | 5 | 10 | $763 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50864 | Villisca | $105,000 | $93 | +125.8% | 87 | 98.5% | 28% | 5.2 | 875 | $716 | 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.
Crime rates in Adams County are consistently low, reflecting its status as a rural, sparsely populated community with minimal reported violent crime compared to regional urban centers.
The county is served primarily by the Southwest Valley Community School District, which provides education for the local population in a rural setting.
The area faces typical Midwestern climate risks, including severe thunderstorms and occasional wind events, with standard insurance coverage available for residential properties.
Economic momentum is driven by agriculture and local government services, with limited large-scale industrial development or major corporate infrastructure projects reported.
Property taxes are assessed by the Adams County Assessor based on local millage rates; the county government operates under standard Iowa property tax statutes with no unique special district surcharges reported.
The economy is primarily agricultural, supported by local government and small-scale retail services in Corning.
Transportation is primarily via state highways; there is no significant public transit infrastructure in the county.
The Adams County Assessor manages property valuations in accordance with Iowa state law, focusing on agricultural and residential assessments.
The county is served by the Southwest Valley Community School District.
Property insurance markets remain stable, though premiums are influenced by regional weather-related risk factors.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Local historical site located in the county seat of Corning.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter profile for Adams County, IA.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
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
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
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
≈ $5,610/yr on a $187,000 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.