Adair County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Adair County, Iowa. Population: 7.5K.

Median Home Price
$193.7K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income
$66.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$52.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,858

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.96%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$980
Property Tax$155
Insurance$80.72
Total Monthly$1,215
Historical Home Prices
2015
$93.4K
2016
$98.9K
+5.9%%
2017
$103.9K
+5.0%%
2018
$109.6K
+5.5%%
2019
$116.5K
+6.3%%
2020
$127.2K
+9.2%%
2021
$146.5K
+15.2%%
2022
$158.3K
+8.0%%
2023
$163.4K
+3.2%%
2024
$170.7K
+4.5%%
2025
$177.3K
+3.9%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.4%%

Below national average

Population Density
13

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
93.4%
Black
1.4%
Hispanic
2.9%
Asian
0.4%
Two or More Races
1.2%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
169

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
36.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 50/100