Counties in Iowa by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Sioux County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 35 counties in 2019, at 315.6 index. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 200.08 index. The median was 239.13 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest315.6Sioux County
Lowest200.08Montgomery County
Median239.1335 counties

All counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Sioux CountySioux County: 315.6 index315.6Boone CountyBoone County: 289.39 index289.39Hardin CountyHardin County: 274.89 index274.89Hancock CountyHancock County: 274.1 index274.1Poweshiek CountyPoweshiek County: 265.08 index265.08Bremer CountyBremer County: 262.38 index262.38Black Hawk CountyBlack Hawk County: 261.95 index261.95Marion CountyMarion County: 261.44 index261.44Clay CountyClay County: 256.73 index256.73Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 255.29 index255.29Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 254.77 index254.77Mahaska CountyMahaska County: 251.91 index251.91Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 251.35 index251.35Story CountyStory County: 249.11 index249.11Floyd CountyFloyd County: 247.79 index247.79Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 244.5 index244.5Scott CountyScott County: 240.26 index240.26Johnson CountyJohnson County: 239.13 index239.13Warren CountyWarren County: 238.03 index238.03Clinton CountyClinton County: 236.87 index236.87Dallas CountyDallas County: 236.77 index236.77Polk CountyPolk County: 236.72 index236.72Carroll CountyCarroll County: 234.15 index234.15Wapello CountyWapello County: 233.02 index233.02Muscatine CountyMuscatine County: 230.31 index230.31Marshall CountyMarshall County: 229.25 index229.25Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 228.79 index228.79Lee CountyLee County: 228.12 index228.12Webster CountyWebster County: 219.51 index219.51Jasper CountyJasper County: 214.25 index214.25Henry CountyHenry County: 210.89 index210.89Linn CountyLinn County: 210.09 index210.09Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 209.4 index209.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 200.14 index200.14Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 200.08 index200.08
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
index
Change on 2018
1Sioux County315.6+13.81
2Boone County289.39+10.36
3Hardin County274.89+11.97
4Hancock County274.1+13.11
5Poweshiek County265.08+5.83
6Bremer County262.38+11.74
7Black Hawk County261.95+4.47
8Marion County261.44+14.19
9Clay County256.73+6.79
10Dubuque County255.29+8.67
11Woodbury County254.77+10.22
12Mahaska County251.91+7.21
13Cerro Gordo County251.35+6.3
14Story County249.11+7.99
15Floyd County247.79+2.15
16Pottawattamie County244.5+13.39
17Scott County240.26+6.51
18Johnson County239.13+5.28
19Warren County238.03+6.91
20Clinton County236.87+7.97
21Dallas County236.77+5.36
22Polk County236.72+7.08
23Carroll County234.15+12.15
24Wapello County233.02+6.42
25Muscatine County230.31+4.4
26Marshall County229.25+6.58
27Winnebago County228.79+3.21
28Lee County228.12+2.1
29Webster County219.51+5.91
30Jasper County214.25+11.83
31Henry County210.89+0.7
32Linn County210.09+5.83
33Des Moines County209.4+2.98
34Jefferson County200.14+11.89
35Montgomery County200.08+14.08

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About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. 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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. 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 index, 1990 = 100?

Sioux County, with 315.6 index in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Montgomery County, with 200.08 index in 2019.

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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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