The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50071 sells for about $155,000, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $695 a month.
ZIP 50071 — Dows
The housing market in 50071 remains stable with low inventory and modest price appreciation. Market activity is limited by the rural nature of the geography, resulting in a low volume of closed sales. Most metrics are derived from local market trends and census data, as specific ZIP-level real estate portal reports are not published for this area.
This ZIP is primarily suited for local residents and those seeking affordable, small-town living in rural Iowa.
Median prices moved up 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 62 days on market with 4.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
8% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.3% · poverty 6.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 50071, Iowa
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.
The local economy is primarily driven by agriculture and small-scale local commerce.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA 50071 profile.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
- Calkins Nature Area4.612.8 mi
- Iowa Falls Swinging Bridge4.614.9 mi
- Calkins Nature Area4.612.8 mi
- Heartland Museum4.813.2 mi
- Calkins Nature Area4.612.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Local historical site preserving the heritage of the Dows area.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.