Counties in Iowa by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Adams County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2021, at 20.59%. Ida County had the lowest, at -0.29%. The median was 8.18%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest20.59Adams County
Lowest-0.29Ida County
Median8.1899 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Adams CountyAdams County: 20.59 %20.59Fremont CountyFremont County: 14.51 %14.51Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 12.5 %12.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.44 %12.44Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 12.31 %12.31Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 11.18 %11.18Lucas CountyLucas County: 11.16 %11.16Monona CountyMonona County: 10.94 %10.94Emmet CountyEmmet County: 10.87 %10.87Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.86 %10.86Cass CountyCass County: 10.71 %10.71Benton CountyBenton County: 10.57 %10.57Jones CountyJones County: 10.42 %10.42Jasper CountyJasper County: 9.95 %9.95Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 9.93 %9.93Wapello CountyWapello County: 9.87 %9.87Clarke CountyClarke County: 9.61 %9.61Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 9.56 %9.56Marion CountyMarion County: 9.51 %9.51Sac CountySac County: 9.48 %9.48Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 9.47 %9.47Lee CountyLee County: 9.46 %9.46Wright CountyWright County: 9.41 %9.41Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 9.36 %9.36Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 9.16 %9.16Polk CountyPolk County: 9.13 %9.13Boone CountyBoone County: 9.09 %9.09Mahaska CountyMahaska County: 9.03 %9.03Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 9.01 %9.01Mills CountyMills County: 9.01 %9.01O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 9.01 %9.01Davis CountyDavis County: 8.98 %8.98Linn CountyLinn County: 8.98 %8.98Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 8.97 %8.97Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 8.94 %8.94Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 8.77 %8.77Fayette CountyFayette County: 8.74 %8.74Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 8.66 %8.66Hancock CountyHancock County: 8.66 %8.66Cedar CountyCedar County: 8.65 %8.65
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Adams County20.59+23.29 pts
2Fremont County14.51+14.81 pts
3Mitchell County12.5+11.72 pts
4Jefferson County12.44+14.28 pts
5Montgomery County12.31+14.72 pts
6Appanoose County11.18+8.07 pts
7Lucas County11.16+9.04 pts
8Monona County10.94+8.01 pts
9Emmet County10.87+11.15 pts
10Wayne County10.86+11.15 pts
11Cass County10.71+7.3 pts
12Benton County10.57+7.26 pts
13Jones County10.42+9.17 pts
14Jasper County9.95+8.84 pts
15Humboldt County9.93+10.28 pts
16Wapello County9.87+9.42 pts
17Clarke County9.61+6.43 pts
18Woodbury County9.56+6.56 pts
19Marion County9.51+9.02 pts
20Sac County9.48+7.06 pts
21Chickasaw County9.47+11.03 pts
22Lee County9.46+4.23 pts
23Wright County9.41+7.17 pts
24Palo Alto County9.36+2.52 pts
25Winneshiek County9.16+7.76 pts
26Polk County9.13+7.18 pts
27Boone County9.09+7.42 pts
28Mahaska County9.03+6.99 pts
29Dickinson County9.01+7.85 pts
29Mills County9.01+5.58 pts
29O'Brien County9.01+8.53 pts
32Davis County8.98+7.98 pts
32Linn County8.98+6.92 pts
34Cerro Gordo County8.97+6.7 pts
35Pottawattamie County8.94+4.13 pts
36Buena Vista County8.77+6.21 pts
37Fayette County8.74+7.89 pts
38Hamilton County8.66+9.14 pts
38Hancock County8.66+7.26 pts
40Cedar County8.65+8.09 pts
41Page County8.62+3.96 pts
42Winnebago County8.51+5.56 pts
43Muscatine County8.43+6.01 pts
44Marshall County8.42+6.45 pts
45Worth County8.37+5.39 pts
46Guthrie County8.29+3.49 pts
47Webster County8.24+7.19 pts
48Butler County8.22+9.14 pts
49Jackson County8.2+6.5 pts
50Clinton County8.18+5.83 pts
51Washington County8.07+7.45 pts
52Harrison County7.97+5.05 pts
53Clay County7.91+7.38 pts
54Decatur County7.78+0.06 pts
55Crawford County7.76+6.13 pts
55Plymouth County7.76+6.56 pts
57Dallas County7.74+7.57 pts
58Scott County7.69+5.56 pts
59Warren County7.63+7.11 pts
60Story County7.62+6.99 pts
61Tama County7.58+3.36 pts
62Ringgold County7.46+0.81 pts
63Madison County7.39+7.63 pts
64Poweshiek County7.32+4.91 pts
65Pocahontas County7.27+5.16 pts
66Taylor County7.23+9.07 pts
67Adair County7.21+2.33 pts
68Sioux County7.18+5.49 pts
69Dubuque County7.14+5.28 pts
70Calhoun County7.09-1.93 pts
71Henry County7.03+4.03 pts
72Allamakee County6.99+3.26 pts
73Shelby County6.85+3.71 pts
74Kossuth County6.8+5.17 pts
75Greene County6.79+8.32 pts
76Keokuk County6.71+6.24 pts
77Osceola County6.59+14.8 pts
78Iowa County6.54+3.54 pts
79Van Buren County6.52n/a
80Floyd County6.37+1.31 pts
81Howard County6.05+1.15 pts
82Cherokee County6.01+6 pts
83Delaware County5.91+5.33 pts
84Louisa County5.65+5.71 pts
85Grundy County5.54+1.52 pts
85Hardin County5.54+3.92 pts
87Monroe County5.46-1.64 pts
88Johnson County5.28+4.35 pts
89Black Hawk County5.26+3.95 pts
90Franklin County5.24+1.46 pts
91Carroll County5.19+3.33 pts
92Buchanan County5.11+1.6 pts
93Bremer County5.02+5.33 pts
94Clayton County4.36+1.12 pts
95Des Moines County3.85+3.54 pts
96Union County3.08-3.88 pts
97Lyon County3.06-0.24 pts
98Audubon County0.7-1.15 pts
99Ida County-0.29-3.13 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Adams County, with 20.59% in 2021, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Ida County, with -0.29% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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