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The median home value in Linn County, IA is $240,481 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.96% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$240,481
Year-over-Year
+2.96%
National Rank
#1476 of 3071
Linn County ranks 26th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +2.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Linn County +23.3% above the IA state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $240,570 in May 2026 to $240,481 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 | $240,570 | +2.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $243,306 | +2.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $242,747 | +3.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $240,481 | +3.0% |
Households here earn a median of $77,649 a year against a typical home value of $240,481 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Linn County recorded a violent crime rate of 229 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,089 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 188,307 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Linn County is $240,481. That's up 2.96% from a year earlier. That is about 2.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Linn County the 26th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $77,649, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Linn County recorded 229 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 188,307 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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