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Housing costs in Polk 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 | $1,149 | ± $16 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,113 | ± $13 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,060 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $977 | ± $13 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $262,100 | ± $3,486 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $248,400 | ± $3,146 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $232,000 | ± $2,726 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $201,300 | ± $2,530 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.4 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 27.5 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 27.1 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 26.9 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Polk County is $1,149, 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.