Audubon County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Audubon County, Iowa. Population: 5.7K.

Median Home Price
$137.4K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$54.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$37.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,353

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.98%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$695
Property Tax$113
Insurance$57.25
Total Monthly$865
Historical Home Prices
2015
$80.4K
2016
$81.6K
+1.4%%
2017
$81.1K
-0.6%%
2018
$88.7K
+9.4%%
2019
$96.6K
+8.8%%
2020
$105.7K
+9.4%%
2021
$117.0K
+10.7%%
2022
$127.6K
+9.1%%
2023
$129.3K
+1.3%%
2024
$142.3K
+10.0%%
2025
$146.5K
+3.0%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.2%%

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
94.8%
Black
0.3%
Hispanic
2%
Asian
0%
Two or More Races
2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
48°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
199

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
35.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 39/100