Buchanan County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Buchanan County, Iowa. Population: 20.6K.

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Median Home Price

$231.1K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$78.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$62.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,286

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.99%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,168

Property Tax$191

Insurance$96.28

Total Monthly$1,455

Historical Home Prices

2015

$124.6K

2016

$126.9K

+1.9%%

2017

$128.5K

+1.3%%

2018

$131.8K

+2.5%%

2019

$140.7K

+6.7%%

2020

$150.2K

+6.8%%

2021

$166.5K

+10.8%%

2022

$187.0K

+12.3%%

2023

$188.2K

+0.7%%

2024

$197.8K

+5.1%%

2025

$212.0K

+7.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

95.2%

Black

0.7%

Hispanic

1.8%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

193

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 24/100

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