Dallas County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Dallas County, Iowa. Population: 100.4K.

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Median Home Price

$268.5K

Based on 13 cities

Median Household Income

$102.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$80.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$4,849

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.81%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,358

Property Tax$404

Insurance$112

Total Monthly$1,874

Historical Home Prices

2015

$234.1K

2016

$246.3K

+5.2%%

2017

$255.8K

+3.9%%

2018

$261.7K

+2.3%%

2019

$270.4K

+3.3%%

2020

$282.3K

+4.4%%

2021

$310.9K

+10.1%%

2022

$335.4K

+7.9%%

2023

$338.4K

+0.9%%

2024

$344.5K

+1.8%%

2025

$345.1K

+0.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

171

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

5.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

81.7%

Black

2.5%

Hispanic

6.7%

Asian

4.6%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

166

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

35.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 61/100

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