The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50028 sells for about $230,000, or $206 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.22% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 53 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $900 a month.
ZIP 50028 — Baxter
The housing market in the 50028 area reflects broader trends in the Des Moines metropolitan region, characterized by moderate price growth and a balanced inventory. Market activity remains stable with consistent demand, though local figures are heavily influenced by the wider Polk and Jasper County economic environment.
Median prices moved up 2.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 53 days on market with 1.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.9% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.4% · poverty 10.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 50028, Jasper County IA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Iowa) — Iowa Property Tax Assessment Limitation: 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.
Data retrieved from Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
- Iowa Speedway4.512.3 mi
- Center Grove Orchard4.717.4 mi
- Wayward Social4.419.3 mi
- Valle Drive In4.68.6 mi
- Quarry Springs Park4.39.8 mi
- Mariposa County Park4.610.5 mi
- Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens4.810.7 mi
- Cardinal Lanes4.310.4 mi
- Maytag Park4.610.3 mi
- Quarry Springs Park4.39.8 mi
- Mariposa County Park4.610.5 mi
- Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens4.810.7 mi
- Agnes Patterson Memorial Park4.610.5 mi
- Rock Creek Marina4.616.9 mi
- Westwood Golf Course4.59 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.410.5 mi
- Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Newton4.311 mi
- Newton Plaza410.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.