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The median home value in Jackson County, IA is $243,088 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.05% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$243,088
Year-over-Year
+6.05%
National Rank
#1449 of 3071
Jackson County ranks 25th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +3.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Jackson County +24.1% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,186 a year against a typical home value of $243,088 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 36% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jackson County recorded a violent crime rate of 242 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,959 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 7,454 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jackson County is $243,088. That's up 6.05% from a year earlier. That is about 3.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jackson County the 25th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $74,186, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jackson County recorded 242 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,454 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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