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The median home value in Madison County, IA is $340,284 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.03% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$340,284
Year-over-Year
+1.03%
National Rank
#708 of 3071
Madison County ranks 3rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +45.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Madison County +73.7% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $90,855 a year against a typical home value of $340,284 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 54% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Madison County recorded a violent crime rate of 163 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 488 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 8,598 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Madison County is $340,284. That's up 1.03% from a year earlier. That is about 45.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Madison County the 3rd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $90,855, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Madison County recorded 163 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,598 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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