The story of this market
The typical home in Johnson County, Iowa sells for about $365,000, or $185 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.36% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 49 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 103% since 2000. Last year 23 of 33 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is tornado, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,180 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,180 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3%
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 (+9.6%). Worst: 2010 (-0.6%). 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
$1,634
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
+3%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 33 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
67
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $96,250,192.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
93.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8696 | 6003 | 93.9% | 11.4% | $260,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Johnson County, Iowa
The Johnson County housing market is characterized by balanced conditions with steady demand and listing activity. While active inventory has seen a year-over-year decline, home prices continue to show modest growth, supported by ongoing local investment in housing programs.
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 down 4.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 74 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.93% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 12.5% — 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 8 researched ZIP reports of 10 — 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.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 15, 2026.
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| 52240 | Iowa City | $299,000 | $185 | +2.5% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 191 | $1,047 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52241 | Coralville | $264,000 | $199 | +6.3% | 122 | — | 4.8% | — | 162 | $1,057 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52242 | Iowa City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 27 |
| 52245 | Iowa City | $338,000 | $179 | -17.1% | 41 | — | 1.9% | — | 143 | $1,262 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52246 | Iowa City | $308,255 | $185 | +3.3% | 53 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.9 | 246 | $1,057 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52317 | North Liberty | $326,000 | $171 | -5.6% | 36 | 99.8% | — | 0.5 | 83 | $1,241 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52319 | — | $235,000 | $142 | +2.4% | 48 | 97.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 12 | $1,150 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52333 | Solon | $250,000 | $185 | +4.2% | 68 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 28 | $1,450 | researched Oct 8 |
| 52340 | Tiffin | $410,743 | $184 | +14.5% | 27 | 99.6% | — | 2.1 | 162 | $1,224 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52358 | West Branch | $358,900 | $152 | — | 87 | — | — | — | 60 | $1,092 | 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.
The county is experiencing steady demand and has invested over $4.3 million in housing-related programs and services as of fiscal year 2024.
The local economy is supported by ongoing investments in affordable housing and infrastructure development.
- Bloomsbury Farm4.627.7 mi
- The Fun Station Cedar Rapids4.515.6 mi
- AirFX Trampoline Park4.626.7 mi
- The Iowa Children's Museum4.81.4 mi
- Spare Time Cedar Rapids4.124.4 mi
- Kinnick Stadium4.82.6 mi
- Big Grove Brewery & Taproom4.63.7 mi
- Carver-Hawkeye Arena4.72.3 mi
- Xtream Arena4.32 mi
- Bloomsbury Farm4.627.7 mi
- Amana Colonies Visitors Center4.616.6 mi
- Palisades-Kepler State Park4.717.4 mi
- Cedar Ridge Distillery4.711.9 mi
- PinSocial Tiffin44.1 mi
- Devonian Fossil Gorge4.64.9 mi
- The Iowa Children's Museum4.81.4 mi
- Stanley Museum of Art4.63.2 mi
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site4.713.1 mi
- Old Capitol Museum4.73.3 mi
- The Englert Theatre4.73.5 mi
- Palisades-Kepler State Park4.717.4 mi
- Devonian Fossil Gorge4.64.9 mi
- Lake Macbride State Park4.69.1 mi
- F.W. Kent Park4.77.8 mi
- City Park4.63.1 mi
- PinSocial Tiffin44.1 mi
- Finkbine Golf Course4.62 mi
- Amana Colonies Golf Club4.618.5 mi
- Airport National Golf Course4.515.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Golf Course4.35.7 mi
- Coral Ridge Mall4.41.5 mi
- Wilson's Orchard & Farm (Iowa City)4.57.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.40.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.53.6 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.34 mi
- Eastern Iowa Airport4.216 mi
- Eastern Iowa Airport4.616 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Johnson County, IA.
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
≈ $10,950/yr on a $365,000 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.