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The median home value in Dickinson County, IA is $392,387 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.88% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$392,387
Year-over-Year
+1.88%
National Rank
#479 of 3071
Dickinson County ranks 1st out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +67.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Dickinson County +100.2% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $75,432 a year against a typical home value of $392,387 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dickinson County recorded a violent crime rate of 342 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,386 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,557 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dickinson County is $392,387. That's up 1.88% from a year earlier. That is about 67.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dickinson County the 1st most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $75,432, so a typical home costs about 5.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dickinson County recorded 342 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,557 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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