Butler County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Butler County, Iowa. Population: 14.4K.

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Median Home Price

$175.8K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$69.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$49.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,158

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.23%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$889

Property Tax$180

Insurance$73.27

Total Monthly$1,142

Historical Home Prices

2015

$111.3K

2016

$111.2K

-0.1%%

2017

$112.9K

+1.5%%

2018

$115.8K

+2.6%%

2019

$125.7K

+8.6%%

2020

$132.8K

+5.7%%

2021

$150.3K

+13.2%%

2022

$165.3K

+9.9%%

2023

$166.8K

+0.9%%

2024

$171.2K

+2.7%%

2025

$177.8K

+3.8%%

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

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

94.9%

Black

0.2%

Hispanic

1.6%

Asian

1.2%

Two or More Races

1.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

216

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

36.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 27/100

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