housing costs · Iowa
Housing costs in Washington 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 | $879 | ± $63 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $862 | ± $43 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $849 | ± $30 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $809 | ± $39 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $203,900 | ± $13,093 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $199,600 | ± $10,913 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $182,400 | ± $15,287 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $159,200 | ± $8,172 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 24.0 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 24.0 % | ± 1.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 24.2 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 24.2 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Washington County is $879, 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.