The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 52134 sells for about $49,000, or $32 per square foot.
Homes take about 186 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $579 a month.
ZIP 52134 — Chester
The housing market in ZIP 52134 is characterized by extremely low transaction volume and limited inventory, typical of a small rural community. Prices remain highly affordable compared to national averages, with minimal market volatility observed in recent periods.
This ZIP is suitable for rural-lifestyle seekers or budget-conscious buyers looking for low-cost entry into the housing market.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 186 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 11.8% · poverty 11.7% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 52134, Howard County IA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Iowa) — Iowa Property Tax Assessment Limitation: The taxable value is determined by applying an assessment limitation (rollback) to the assessed market value. The limitation is calculated annually to restrict the growth in aggregate taxable value for the residential class to 3% statewide.
Data retrieved from census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.