Crawford County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Crawford County, Iowa. Population: 16.4K.

Median Home Price
$164.9K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income
$65.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$45.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,799

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.09%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$834
Property Tax$150
Insurance$68.70
Total Monthly$1,052
Historical Home Prices
2015
$88.9K
2016
$92.1K
+3.6%%
2017
$94.4K
+2.5%%
2018
$99.0K
+4.8%%
2019
$104.2K
+5.3%%
2020
$114.4K
+9.7%%
2021
$130.7K
+14.2%%
2022
$152.6K
+16.8%%
2023
$156.1K
+2.3%%
2024
$162.1K
+3.9%%
2025
$169.5K
+4.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
23

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
62.8%
Black
1.8%
Hispanic
30.1%
Asian
2.2%
Two or More Races
3.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
48°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
175

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
33.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 61/100