The story of this market
The typical home in Jones County, Iowa sells for about $245,090, or $135 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.18% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 65 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 91% since 2000. Last year 6 of 7 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 very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $927 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $927 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.4%
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 (+10.3%). Worst: 2015 (-1.6%). 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
$1,214
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
+2.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 7 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
76
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $16,104,583.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
84.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 794 | 521 | 84.1% | 8.6% | $135,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Jones County, Iowa
Jones County is experiencing steady home value appreciation of 8.18% year-over-year, supported by a stable population and proximity to the Cedar Rapids metro area. The market remains relatively affordable with a price-to-income ratio of 3.3x, though inventory remains tight at 65 active listings.
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 0.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 35 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 12.52% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 12.0% — 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 9 — 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.
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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| 52305 | Anamosa | $265,000 | $165 | +3.5% | 4 | 100% | 15% | 1 | 450 | $825 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52310 | Dysart | $245,200 | $158 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 123,107 | $719 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52314 | Mount Vernon | $405,000 | $184 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | $795 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52320 | Olin | $215,000 | $158 | +0.2% | 44 | 98.8% | 30.6% | 1.3 | 546 | $778 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52323 | Oxford Junction | $215,000 | $158 | +2.4% | 35 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 120 | $739 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52333 | Solon | $250,000 | $185 | +4.2% | 68 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 28 | $1,450 | researched Oct 8 |
| 52337 | Stanwood | $215,000 | $158 | +0.2% | 47 | 98.8% | — | 1.3 | 434 | $995 | researched Sep 19 |
| 52340 | Tiffin | $410,743 | $184 | +14.5% | 27 | 99.6% | — | 2.1 | 162 | $1,224 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52362 | Wyoming | $215,000 | $158 | +0.2% | 47 | 98.8% | — | 1.3 | 546 | $930 | 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.
Violent crime in Jones County is reported at 61 per 100,000 residents, which is lower than most counties nationally. Property crime is reported at 640 per 100,000 residents.
The county is part of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area and maintains a stable, rural-to-suburban economic base with a population growth of 2.9% since 2020.
Property taxes are assessed at the county level; specific rates vary by local taxing districts and school district levies.
The economy is supported by a mix of local services and proximity to the Cedar Rapids employment hub.
The county is served by regional highway corridors connecting to the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.
The county assessor manages property valuations for tax purposes in accordance with Iowa state law.
Parcels are subject to various local levies including school district, county, and municipal taxes.
- AirFX Trampoline Park4.629.7 mi
- Spare Time Cedar Rapids4.126.6 mi
- Trampoline Park4.128.1 mi
- NewBo City Market4.529.6 mi
- Alliant Energy Power House4.329.8 mi
- AirFX Trampoline Park4.629.7 mi
- Spare Time Cedar Rapids4.126.6 mi
- Paramount Theatre4.829.8 mi
- Maquoketa Caves State Park4.819 mi
- Wapsipinicon State Park4.68.9 mi
- Central Park4.72.8 mi
- Eden Valley County Refuge4.716.1 mi
- The Market at the Tap4.46.6 mi
- National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library4.829.9 mi
- Codfish Hollow Barnstormers4.929.8 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum4.822.1 mi
- Brucemore4.728.1 mi
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art4.629.6 mi
- Maquoketa Caves State Park4.819 mi
- Wapsipinicon State Park4.68.9 mi
- Central Park4.72.8 mi
- Animal Welfare Friends4.57.5 mi
- Matsell Bridge Natural Area4.612.7 mi
- Fillmore Fairways Golf Course4.416.5 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 US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter profiles.
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
≈ $7,353/yr on a $245,090 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.