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Median Home Price in Ames, IA

The median home value in Ames, IA is $307,551 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.66% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$307,551

Year-over-Year

+2.66%

Population

65,426

Ames ranks #21 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 41.6% above the state's city median of $217,178. It sits in Story County, where the county-wide median is $298,304.

Crime in Ames

Ames police recorded a violent crime rate of 148 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,506 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Ames

How much does a house cost in Ames, IA?

The median home value in Ames is $307,551. That's up 2.66% from a year earlier. That is about 41.6% above the typical county in Iowa.

Is Ames expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Ames are more expensive than Story County as a whole, where the median is $298,304 — a difference of about 3.1%.

Is Ames a safe place to live?

Ames police reported 148 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 65,426. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.