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The median home value in Appanoose County, IA is $118,310 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.3% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$118,310
Year-over-Year
-1.3%
National Rank
#2874 of 3071
Appanoose County ranks 98th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -49.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Appanoose County -39.6% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,934 a year against a typical home value of $118,310 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.2×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Appanoose County recorded a violent crime rate of 263 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,052 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,323 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Appanoose County is $118,310. That's down 1.3% from a year earlier. That is about 49.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Appanoose County the 98th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $54,934, so a typical home costs about 2.2× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Appanoose County recorded 263 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,323 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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