housing costs · Iowa
Housing costs in Marion 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 | $884 | ± $35 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $880 | ± $35 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $845 | ± $30 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $767 | ± $20 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $233,000 | ± $9,817 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $211,100 | ± $11,156 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $192,300 | ± $10,109 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $163,500 | ± $7,572 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 25.8 % | ± 2.4 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 24.9 % | ± 3.0 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 25.3 % | ± 3.0 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 22.6 % | ± 2.6 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Marion County is $884, 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.