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The median home value in Fayette County, IA is $159,631 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.42% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$159,631
Year-over-Year
+5.42%
National Rank
#2472 of 3071
Fayette County ranks 83rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -31.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Fayette County -18.5% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $60,165 a year against a typical home value of $159,631 — 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 Fayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 209 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 556 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,753 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fayette County is $159,631. That's up 5.42% from a year earlier. That is about 31.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Fayette County the 83rd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $60,165, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fayette County recorded 209 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,753 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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