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The median home value in Hardin County, IA is $146,430 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.1% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$146,430
Year-over-Year
+2.1%
National Rank
#2608 of 3071
Hardin County ranks 90th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -37.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Hardin County -25.3% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,069 a year against a typical home value of $146,430 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 8% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hardin County recorded a violent crime rate of 848 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,259 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 7,543 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hardin County is $146,430. That's up 2.1% from a year earlier. That is about 37.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hardin County the 90th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $65,069, so a typical home costs about 2.3× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hardin County recorded 848 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,543 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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