Adams County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Adams County, Iowa. Population: 3.7K.

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Median Home Price

$141.2K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$68.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.1x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$38.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,479

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.05%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$714

Property Tax$123

Insurance$58.83

Total Monthly$896

Historical Home Prices

2016

$92.3K

2017

$94.5K

+2.3%%

2018

$94.1K

-0.5%%

2019

$99.9K

+6.2%%

2020

$112.5K

+12.5%%

2021

$120.6K

+7.2%%

2022

$133.4K

+10.6%%

2023

$136.2K

+2.1%%

2024

$143.4K

+5.3%%

2025

$152.9K

+6.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.6%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White

94.8%

Black

0.4%

Hispanic

0.7%

Asian

Two or More Races

3.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

175

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

36.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 20/100

January Low

17°F

Average winter low

July High

81°F

Average summer high

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