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The median home value in Montgomery County, IA is $142,833 as of 2026-08-31, down 3.76% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$142,833
Year-over-Year
-3.76%
National Rank
#2666 of 3071
Montgomery County ranks 93rd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -39.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Montgomery County -26.7% below the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.5%, from $142,069 in May 2026 to $142,833 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 | $142,069 | +0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $146,068 | -0.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $140,931 | -2.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $142,833 | -3.8% |
Households here earn a median of $63,666 a year against a typical home value of $142,833 — 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 $142,833. That's down 3.76% from a year earlier. That is about 39.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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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