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The median home value in Scott County, IA is $252,770 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.69% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$252,770
Year-over-Year
+4.69%
National Rank
#1350 of 3071
Scott County ranks 21st out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +7.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Scott County +29.0% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,277 a year against a typical home value of $252,770 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 35% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Scott County recorded a violent crime rate of 404 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,503 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 156,984 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Scott County is $252,770. That's up 4.69% from a year earlier. That is about 7.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Scott County the 21st most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $78,277, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Scott County recorded 404 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 156,984 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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