Calhoun County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Calhoun County, Iowa. Population: 9.9K.

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Median Home Price

$127.9K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$66.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$35.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,506

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.18%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$647

Property Tax$126

Insurance$53.30

Total Monthly$826

Historical Home Prices

2015

$81.1K

2016

$83.3K

+2.8%%

2017

$86.8K

+4.2%%

2018

$90.2K

+3.9%%

2019

$93.6K

+3.8%%

2020

$102.7K

+9.7%%

2021

$116.6K

+13.6%%

2022

$127.2K

+9.1%%

2023

$131.0K

+3.0%%

2024

$136.2K

+4.0%%

2025

$138.6K

+1.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

91.6%

Black

1.5%

Hispanic

2.5%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

48°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

206

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

33.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 45/100

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