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Median Home Price in Red Oak, IA

The median home value in Red Oak, IA is $135,322 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.51% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$135,322

Year-over-Year

-1.51%

Population

5,417

Red Oak ranks #62 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 37.4% below the state's city median of $216,316. It sits in Montgomery County, where the county-wide median is $140,931.

Housing affordability in Red Oak

Median household income in Red Oak is $50,109, 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 Red Oak

Red Oak police recorded a violent crime rate of 277 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 942 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 Red Oak

What is the average home price in Red Oak, 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 Red Oak, that value is $135,322. That's down 1.51% from a year earlier. It is about 37.4% below the typical Iowa city tracked here.

Is Red Oak expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Red Oak are cheaper than Montgomery County as a whole, where the median is $140,931 — a difference of about 4.0%.

Is Red Oak affordable?

Median household income here is $50,109, 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 Red Oak a safe place to live?

Red Oak police reported 277 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,417. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.