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The median home value in Mahaska County, IA is $204,744 as of 2026-08-31, up 8.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$204,744
Year-over-Year
+8.74%
National Rank
#1889 of 3071
Mahaska County ranks 45th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -12.9% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Mahaska County +5.0% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.5%, from $203,737 in May 2026 to $204,744 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 | $203,737 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $205,553 | +8.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $205,165 | +8.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $204,744 | +8.7% |
Households here earn a median of $70,940 a year against a typical home value of $204,744 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 23% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mahaska County recorded a violent crime rate of 126 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 821 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 12,662 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mahaska County is $204,744. That's up 8.74% from a year earlier. That is about 12.9% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mahaska County the 45th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $70,940, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mahaska County recorded 126 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,662 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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