The median home value in Oelwein, IA is $114,838 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.39% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$114,838
Year-over-Year
+4.39%
Population
5,753
Oelwein ranks #70 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 47.1% below the state's city median of $217,178. It sits in Fayette County, where the county-wide median is $159,695.
Oelwein police recorded a violent crime rate of 209 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 556 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Oelwein is $114,838. That's up 4.39% from a year earlier. That is about 47.1% below the typical county in Iowa.
Homes in Oelwein are cheaper than Fayette County as a whole, where the median is $159,695 — a difference of about 28.1%.
Oelwein police reported 209 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,753. 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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