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The median home value in Story County, IA is $296,730 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$296,730
Year-over-Year
+2.82%
National Rank
#975 of 3071
Story County ranks 8th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +26.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Story County +51.4% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,685 a year against a typical home value of $296,730 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 70% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Story County recorded a violent crime rate of 140 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,444 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 70,172 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Story County is $296,730. That's up 2.82% from a year earlier. That is about 26.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Story County the 8th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $69,685, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Story County recorded 140 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 70,172 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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