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The median home value in Delaware County, IA is $251,907 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$251,907
Year-over-Year
+4.18%
National Rank
#1348 of 3071
Delaware County ranks 22nd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +7.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Delaware County +29.2% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 4.8%, from $240,395 in May 2026 to $251,907 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 | $240,395 | +4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $247,520 | +4.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $247,921 | +4.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $251,907 | +4.2% |
Households here earn a median of $74,989 a year against a typical home value of $251,907 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 39% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Delaware County recorded a violent crime rate of 81 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 770 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 9,870 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Delaware County is $251,907. That's up 4.18% from a year earlier. That is about 7.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Delaware County the 22nd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $74,989, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Delaware County recorded 81 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,870 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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