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The median home value in Marion County, IA is $278,015 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.6% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$278,015
Year-over-Year
+2.6%
National Rank
#1124 of 3071
Marion County ranks 15th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +18.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Marion County +41.9% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,680 a year against a typical home value of $278,015 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 46% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Marion County recorded a violent crime rate of 196 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,260 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 18,327 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Marion County is $278,015. That's up 2.6% from a year earlier. That is about 18.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Marion County the 15th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $78,680, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Marion County recorded 196 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,327 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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