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The median home value in O Brien County, IA is $196,765 as of 2026-08-31, up 8.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$196,765
Year-over-Year
+8.29%
National Rank
#1978 of 3071
O Brien County ranks 48th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -16.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making O Brien County +0.9% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.3%, from $192,409 in May 2026 to $196,765 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 | $192,409 | +9.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $195,713 | +9.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $196,169 | +8.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $196,765 | +8.3% |
Households here earn a median of $68,356 a year against a typical home value of $196,765 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 22% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in O Brien County is $196,765. That's up 8.29% from a year earlier. That is about 16.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes O Brien County the 48th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $68,356, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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