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The median home value in Webster County, IA is $141,320 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.81% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$141,320
Year-over-Year
+1.81%
National Rank
#2665 of 3071
Webster County ranks 92nd out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is -39.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Webster County -27.9% below the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,975 a year against a typical home value of $141,320 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 5% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Webster County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,026 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,099 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 25,430 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Webster County is $141,320. That's up 1.81% from a year earlier. That is about 39.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Webster County the 92nd most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $68,975, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Webster County recorded 1,026 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 25,430 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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