Buena Vista County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Buena Vista County, Iowa. Population: 20.7K.

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Median Home Price

$162.9K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$66.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$44.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,822

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.12%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$824

Property Tax$152

Insurance$67.89

Total Monthly$1,044

Historical Home Prices

2015

$103.3K

2016

$108.3K

+4.9%%

2017

$111.2K

+2.7%%

2018

$118.5K

+6.5%%

2019

$127.9K

+8.0%%

2020

$137.0K

+7.2%%

2021

$150.3K

+9.7%%

2022

$167.1K

+11.2%%

2023

$174.4K

+4.3%%

2024

$177.9K

+2.0%%

2025

$180.0K

+1.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

53.5%

Black

3.1%

Hispanic

28.6%

Asian

10%

Two or More Races

1.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

191

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

31.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 39/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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