Boone County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Boone County, Iowa. Population: 26.7K.

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Median Home Price

$213.8K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$79.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$59.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,741

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.28%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,081

Property Tax$228

Insurance$89.10

Total Monthly$1,399

Historical Home Prices

2015

$121.7K

2016

$131.3K

+7.9%%

2017

$136.3K

+3.8%%

2018

$145.8K

+7.0%%

2019

$153.8K

+5.5%%

2020

$163.6K

+6.3%%

2021

$179.0K

+9.4%%

2022

$195.5K

+9.2%%

2023

$199.1K

+1.8%%

2024

$209.4K

+5.2%%

2025

$220.2K

+5.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

93.3%

Black

1.3%

Hispanic

2.8%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

2.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

206

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

36.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 28/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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