The story of this market
The typical home in Wright County, Iowa sells for about $119,600, or $85 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 125 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 111% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is drought, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $944 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $944 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.2%
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: 2023 (+20.4%). Worst: 2009 (-6.6%). 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
$1,125
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
+3.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 3 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
78
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $12,986,080.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 249 | 151 | 75.9% | 11.8% | $105,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Wright County, Iowa
The Wright County housing market remains stable with low inventory and modest price appreciation. Demand is driven by local agricultural and manufacturing employment, though the market is constrained by limited new construction and a rural population base.
1 distress filing(s) on the ARED verified county foreclosure ledger. 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 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 85 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.5% · poverty 9.2% — 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 5 researched ZIP reports of 6 — 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.
Wright 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 2.6%/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.
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| 50421 | Belmond | $162,500 | $105 | — | 85 | 98% | — | — | 14 | $818 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50525 | Clarion | $128,800 | $85 | +2.1% | 62 | 97.5% | 12% | 6.5 | 28 | $762 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50533 | Eagle Grove | $141,500 | $112 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 135 | $996 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50542 | Goldfield | $179,900 | $100 | +5.2% | 120 | 98% | 20% | 6 | 5 | $607 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50560 | Lu Verne | $185,000 | $112 | +3.2% | 48 | 97.5% | 12.5% | 3.8 | 42 | $833 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50571 | Palmer | $104,000 | $67 | — | — | 100% | — | — | — | $1,037 | 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 served by several local school districts, with educational quality generally consistent with rural Iowa standards.
The area faces standard Midwestern risks including severe thunderstorms and occasional flooding, with insurance markets remaining stable.
Economic momentum is driven by agricultural production and manufacturing, with ongoing efforts by Wright County Economic Development to expand the local workforce and business base.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on local millage rates; there are no state-level property taxes, and exemptions exist for homesteads and agricultural land.
The county features the Wright County Trails System and various local parks, providing outdoor recreation opportunities for residents.
The rental market is characterized by a significant vacancy rate of approximately 11.9%, reflecting a rural housing supply that exceeds current demand.
The economy is heavily anchored in agriculture and manufacturing, supported by the Wright County Economic Development department's initiatives.
The county benefits from proximity to transcontinental Interstate Highways I-35 and I-80, facilitating regional logistics and transport.
The county auditor manages real estate information and property assessments through the county's GIS and transfer book systems.
Parcels are subject to local school district and county-level property tax levies.
Insurance markets are stable, though property owners must account for standard Midwestern weather-related hazard risks.
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- Heartland Museum4.84.2 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.319.6 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 network of trails serving the county for outdoor activities.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 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
≈ $3,588/yr on a $119,600 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.