housing costs · Iowa
Housing costs in Dallas County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,311 | ± $42 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,239 | ± $46 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,198 | ± $29 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,078 | ± $32 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $355,600 | ± $8,467 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $333,400 | ± $10,133 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $314,900 | ± $10,133 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $273,800 | ± $6,659 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 24.9 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 24.6 % | ± 1.2 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 25.1 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 24.4 % | ± 1.7 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Dallas County is $1,311, above the Iowa median of $820 across 99 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.