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Median Home Price in Spirit Lake, IA

The median home value in Spirit Lake, IA is $342,675 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.91% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$342,675

Year-over-Year

+0.91%

Population

5,557

Spirit Lake ranks #10 of 72 Iowa cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 57.8% above the state's city median of $217,178. It sits in Dickinson County, where the county-wide median is $391,421.

Crime in Spirit Lake

Spirit Lake police recorded a violent crime rate of 342 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,386 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 Spirit Lake

How much does a house cost in Spirit Lake, IA?

The median home value in Spirit Lake is $342,675. That's up 0.91% from a year earlier. That is about 57.8% above the typical county in Iowa.

Is Spirit Lake expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Spirit Lake are cheaper than Dickinson County as a whole, where the median is $391,421 — a difference of about 12.5%.

Is Spirit Lake a safe place to live?

Spirit Lake police reported 342 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,557. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.