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The median home value in Clay County, IA is $197,732 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$197,732
Year-over-Year
+5.32%
National Rank
#1962 of 3071
Clay County ranks 47th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -15.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Clay County +0.9% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,428 a year against a typical home value of $197,732 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 27% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Clay County recorded a violent crime rate of 52 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 991 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 11,501 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Clay County is $197,732. That's up 5.32% from a year earlier. That is about 15.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Clay County the 47th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $65,428, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Clay County recorded 52 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,501 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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