Cerro Gordo County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Population: 43.0K.

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Median Home Price

$190.7K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$65.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$53.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,305

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.21%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$964

Property Tax$192

Insurance$79.44

Total Monthly$1,236

Historical Home Prices

2015

$106.4K

2016

$108.7K

+2.1%%

2017

$114.8K

+5.6%%

2018

$125.3K

+9.1%%

2019

$130.3K

+4.0%%

2020

$140.0K

+7.5%%

2021

$158.7K

+13.4%%

2022

$174.7K

+10.1%%

2023

$173.9K

-0.5%%

2024

$181.3K

+4.3%%

2025

$189.7K

+4.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

88.9%

Black

1.9%

Hispanic

5.4%

Asian

1.2%

Two or More Races

1.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

46°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

185

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

35.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 70/100

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