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The median home value in Buena Vista County, IA is $190,121 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.54% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$190,121
Year-over-Year
+0.54%
National Rank
#2054 of 3071
Buena Vista County ranks 54th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -18.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Buena Vista County -3.0% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,719 a year against a typical home value of $190,121 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 17% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Buena Vista County recorded a violent crime rate of 287 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,679 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 11,494 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Buena Vista County is $190,121. That's up 0.54% from a year earlier. That is about 18.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Buena Vista County the 54th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $71,719, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Buena Vista County recorded 287 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,494 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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