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The median home value in Lee County, IA is $125,776 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$125,776
Year-over-Year
+1.84%
National Rank
#2828 of 3071
Lee County ranks 97th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -46.5% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Lee County -35.5% below the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.3%, from $125,369 in May 2026 to $125,776 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 | $125,369 | +1.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $128,725 | +1.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $125,077 | +1.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $125,776 | +1.8% |
Households here earn a median of $62,382 a year against a typical home value of $125,776 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 4% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lee County recorded a violent crime rate of 284 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,648 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 19,356 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lee County is $125,776. That's up 1.84% from a year earlier. That is about 46.5% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lee County the 97th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $62,382, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lee County recorded 284 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,356 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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