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Median Home Price in Denison, IA

The median home value in Denison, IA is $182,388 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$182,388

Year-over-Year

+2.78%

Population

8,037

Denison ranks #51 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 15.7% below the state's city median of $216,316. It sits in Crawford County, where the county-wide median is $185,072.

Housing affordability in Denison

Median household income in Denison is $65,684, so the typical home value is about 2.8× 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 Denison

Denison police recorded a violent crime rate of 124 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 821 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 Denison

What is the average home price in Denison, 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 Denison, that value is $182,388. That's up 2.78% from a year earlier. It is about 15.7% below the typical Iowa city tracked here.

Is Denison expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Denison are cheaper than Crawford County as a whole, where the median is $185,072 — a difference of about 1.5%.

Is Denison affordable?

Median household income here is $65,684, so the typical home value is about 2.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Denison a safe place to live?

Denison police reported 124 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,037. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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