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The median home value in Jones County, IA is $246,292 as of 2026-08-31, up 8.13% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$246,292
Year-over-Year
+8.13%
National Rank
#1403 of 3071
Jones County ranks 23rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +4.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Jones County +26.3% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.8%, from $241,885 in May 2026 to $246,292 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 | $241,885 | +7.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $243,830 | +8.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $245,090 | +8.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $246,292 | +8.1% |
Households here earn a median of $73,531 a year against a typical home value of $246,292 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 38% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jones County recorded a violent crime rate of 61 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 640 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 9,850 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jones County is $246,292. That's up 8.13% from a year earlier. That is about 4.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Jones County the 23rd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $73,531, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jones County recorded 61 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,850 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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