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Median Home Price in Atlantic, IA

The median home value in Atlantic, IA is $165,449 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.71% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$165,449

Year-over-Year

+4.71%

Population

6,778

Atlantic ranks #55 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 23.5% below the state's city median of $216,316. It sits in Cass County, where the county-wide median is $168,189.

Housing affordability in Atlantic

Median household income in Atlantic is $61,141, so the typical home value is about 2.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Atlantic

Atlantic police recorded a violent crime rate of 369 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,992 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 Atlantic

What is the average home price in Atlantic, IA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Atlantic, that value is $165,449. That's up 4.71% from a year earlier. It is about 23.5% below the typical Iowa city tracked here.

Is Atlantic expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Atlantic are cheaper than Cass County as a whole, where the median is $168,189 — a difference of about 1.6%.

Is Atlantic affordable?

Median household income here is $61,141, so the typical home value is about 2.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Atlantic a safe place to live?

Atlantic police reported 369 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,778. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.