Cass County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cass County, Iowa. Population: 13.1K.

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Median Home Price

$166.1K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$61.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,904

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.15%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$840

Property Tax$159

Insurance$69.22

Total Monthly$1,068

Historical Home Prices

2015

$94.3K

2016

$91.8K

-2.7%%

2017

$92.6K

+0.9%%

2018

$97.7K

+5.5%%

2019

$103.4K

+5.8%%

2020

$111.9K

+8.2%%

2021

$120.0K

+7.3%%

2022

$133.5K

+11.2%%

2023

$135.4K

+1.4%%

2024

$145.4K

+7.4%%

2025

$153.3K

+5.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

15.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

94.2%

Black

0.9%

Hispanic

2.6%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

1.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

218

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

35.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 60/100

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