The story of this market
The typical home in Jasper County, Iowa sells for about $214,000, or $171 per square foot.
Prices are up +17.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 58 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 127% since 2000. Last year 5 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $989 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $989 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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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: 2022 (+13.3%). Worst: 2010 (-3%). 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
$1,330
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
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2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
53
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $16,059,104.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1584 | 915 | 82.4% | 4.9% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Jasper County, Iowa
Jasper County presents a stable, affordable alternative within the greater Des Moines region, marked by moderate single-digit to low double-digit value gains and relatively low days on market. While higher borrowing costs have modulated turnover volume, strong regional affordability and proximity to employment nodes sustain buyer demand across starter and mid-tier price segments.
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 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 3.5 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 92.41% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 8.9% — 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 13 researched ZIP reports of 14 — 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.
Jasper 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 6.8%/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.
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| 50028 | Baxter | $230,000 | $206 | +2.2% | 53 | 98.9% | 19% | 1.8 | 1,422 | $900 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50054 | Colfax | $217,000 | $194 | +0.9% | 29 | — | — | — | 3,514 | $833 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50112 | Grinnell | $249,000 | $136 | +0.9% | 57 | 98.9% | 19% | 4.2 | 96 | $894 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50135 | Kellogg | $173,500 | $194 | +0.9% | 29 | 100% | — | 3.4 | 744 | $870 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50137 | Killduff | $308,500 | $229 | +1% | 57 | 98.9% | 19% | 3.4 | 3,361 | $920 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50138 | Knoxville | $217,000 | $194 | +0.9% | 29 | 100% | — | 3.6 | 1,422 | $815 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50143 | Leighton | $308,500 | $229 | +1% | 57 | 98.9% | 19% | 3.6 | 3,361 | $770 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50153 | Lynnville | $308,500 | $229 | +1% | 57 | 98.9% | 19% | 3.6 | 3,361 | $614 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50167 | Mingo | $450,000 | $220 | +2.1% | 45 | 98.5% | — | 4 | 4 | $925 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50170 | Monroe | $308,500 | $229 | +1% | 57 | 98.9% | 19% | 3.6 | 3,361 | $814 | 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.
Jasper County experiences overall property and violent crime rates slightly below both state and national medians, with higher incident concentration within the urbanized center of Newton and very low rates in outlying rural townships.
Public education is anchored by Newton Community School District along with smaller consolidated rural districts such as Colfax-Mingo, PCM (Monroe/Prairie City), and Lynnville-Sully, which generally score near to above state proficiency averages.
The primary natural hazard exposure stems from severe convective storms including tornadic activity, hail, and high straight-line wind events, with localized riverine flash flood risks near the South Skunk River basin.
Economic momentum continues to transition away from historical legacy manufacturing toward diversified light industrial, advanced manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare, bolstered by proximity and accessibility to the Des Moines metro via Interstate 80.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
Major county employers include MercyOne Newton Medical Center, TPI Composites, Graphic Packaging International, and the Jasper County government, supported by agricultural businesses and commuters to Des Moines.
Interstate 80 bisects the county east-to-west providing direct highway connection into Des Moines and Iowa City; Iowa Highway 14 and Iowa Highway 117 serve regional north-south connectivity.
County comprehensive planning emphasizes preservation of prime agricultural soils while concentrating commercial and dense residential growth within incorporated municipal corporate boundaries and designated highway corridors.
The Jasper County Assessor's Office assesses real property at 100% market value on a biennial revaluation cycle in odd-numbered years, governed by Iowa Department of Revenue equalization orders and rollback caps.
Parcels are subject to overlapping taxing jurisdictions including county general services, school districts, municipal levies, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), and rural agricultural extension districts.
Property insurance rates reflect elevated regional convective storm and severe wind/hail loss ratios, with underwriting sensitivity focusing on roof age, building material resiliency, and rural fire department service ratings.
- Adventureland Park4.324.8 mi
- Adventure Bay Waterpark4.325 mi
- Iowa State Fairgrounds4.627.9 mi
- Adventureland Park4.324.8 mi
- Iowa Speedway4.52.5 mi
- Center Grove Orchard4.729.2 mi
- Knoxville Raceway4.822.3 mi
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge4.714.7 mi
- Rock Creek State Park4.512.3 mi
- Red Rock Dam4.618.9 mi
- Valle Drive In4.66 mi
- Cordova Observation Tower4.815.5 mi
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill4.717.1 mi
- Saints Rest Coffee House4.616.7 mi
- National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum4.822.2 mi
- Vermeer Museum & Global Pavilion4.817.8 mi
- Pella's Sunken Gardens Windmill4.816.7 mi
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge4.714.7 mi
- Rock Creek State Park4.512.3 mi
- Red Rock Dam4.618.9 mi
- Elk Rock State Park4.517.1 mi
- Whitebreast Park - Lake Red Rock4.617.9 mi
- Red Rock Marina4.716.8 mi
- Rock Creek Marina4.612.2 mi
- Bos Landen Golf Course4.417.6 mi
- Westwood Golf Course4.55.5 mi
- Nederlanders Tap & Golf4.817.3 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.43.9 mi
- Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Pella4.418 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.318 mi
- Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Newton4.33.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.316.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A 7/8-mile tri-oval racetrack in Newton hosting NASCAR, IndyCar, and major regional sporting events.
Sprawling federal wildlife preserve in Prairie City restoring native tallgrass prairie and oak savanna, featuring a resident bison and elk herd.
Iowa's oldest continuously operating drive-in outdoor theater located near Newton.
An 18-hole public municipal golf facility serving the central Jasper County area.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year county profile table series B01001, B19013, B25077, and B25002.
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
≈ $6,420/yr on a $214,000 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.