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The median home value in Buchanan County, IA is $227,449 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.64% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$227,449
Year-over-Year
+5.64%
National Rank
#1627 of 3071
Buchanan County ranks 33rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -3.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Buchanan County +16.7% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.7%, from $225,895 in May 2026 to $227,449 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $225,895 | +6.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $227,474 | +7.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $228,387 | +6.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $227,449 | +5.6% |
Households here earn a median of $78,236 a year against a typical home value of $227,449 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 23% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Buchanan County recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 693 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 7,356 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Buchanan County is $227,449. That's up 5.64% from a year earlier. That is about 3.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Buchanan County the 33rd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $78,236, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Buchanan County recorded 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,356 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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