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The median home value in Montgomery County, IA is $140,931 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.68% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$140,931
Year-over-Year
-2.68%
National Rank
#2669 of 3071
Montgomery County ranks 93rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -39.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Montgomery County -28.1% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,666 a year against a typical home value of $140,931 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.2×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 7% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Montgomery County recorded a violent crime rate of 277 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 942 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,417 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Montgomery County is $140,931. That's down 2.68% from a year earlier. That is about 39.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Montgomery County the 93rd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $63,666, so a typical home costs about 2.2× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Montgomery County recorded 277 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,417 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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