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The median home value in Plymouth County, IA is $296,386 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$296,386
Year-over-Year
+4.84%
National Rank
#979 of 3071
Plymouth County ranks 9th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +26.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Plymouth County +51.3% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $83,251 a year against a typical home value of $296,386 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 47% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Plymouth County recorded a violent crime rate of 94 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 922 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 10,624 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Plymouth County is $296,386. That's up 4.84% from a year earlier. That is about 26.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Plymouth County the 9th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $83,251, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Plymouth County recorded 94 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,624 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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