The story of this market
The typical home in Henry County, Iowa sells for about $194,561, or $115 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.76% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 88 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 54% since 2000. Last year 1 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $958 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $958 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2007 (+6.8%). Worst: 2009 (-1.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.5%
IA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,259
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
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2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
69
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,657,658.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 477 | 282 | 78.6% | 6.3% | $135,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Henry County, Iowa
Henry County's housing market shows steady growth with a 5.76% year-over-year increase in median home values. The market remains relatively affordable compared to national averages, supported by a stable local economy and consistent demand for single-family housing.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 5 cities · 11 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 2.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 56 days on market with 4.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
7% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.9% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 12.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 10 researched ZIP reports of 11 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Henry County, Iowa — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.8%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 52620 | Bonaparte | $130,000 | $98 | +2.1% | 62 | 96.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 48 | $605 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52630 | Hillsboro | $104,937 | $79 | +22.7% | 26 | 100% | — | 1 | 1 | $1,188 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52640 | Morning Sun | $94,900 | $70 | — | 120 | 98% | — | 4 | 4 | $806 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52641 | Mount Pleasant | $295,000 | $156 | +3.2% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 76 | $834 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52644 | Mount Union | $150,000 | $149 | +2.1% | 65 | 98.5% | 25% | 4 | 4 | $618 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52645 | New London | $199,000 | $115 | — | 40 | 98% | — | 5.3 | 74 | $849 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52647 | Olds | $219,900 | $115 | — | 45 | 100% | — | 1 | 1 | $773 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52649 | Salem | $260,000 | $158 | — | 84 | 98.5% | — | 0.6 | 4 | $850 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52654 | Wayland | $157,977 | $105 | +2.1% | 85 | 97.5% | 5% | 6 | 12 | $833 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52655 | West Burlington | $148,500 | $95 | — | 92 | 100% | — | 18 | 18 | $862 | researched Sep 27 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Henry County reports a violent crime rate of 48 per 100,000 residents, which is lower than most counties nationally. Property crime is reported at 1,063 per 100,000 residents.
Public education is provided through local independent school districts, with Mount Pleasant Community School District serving as the primary anchor for the county seat.
The area is subject to standard Midwestern weather risks including severe thunderstorms and occasional flooding; USDA rural development programs are widely available for eligible properties.
The local economy is anchored by manufacturing and agricultural sectors, with Mount Pleasant serving as the primary hub for employment and infrastructure development.
Property taxes are assessed by the Henry County Assessor based on state-mandated valuation formulas, with rates determined by local levies from school districts, the county, and municipalities.
The economy is driven by a mix of manufacturing, agriculture, and public sector employment, with Mount Pleasant acting as the primary economic center.
The county is served by a network of state highways and rural roads, with limited public transit options outside of the county seat.
The Henry County Assessor manages property valuations for tax purposes, adhering to Iowa state assessment standards.
Parcels are subject to levies from the county, local school districts, and municipal governments where applicable.
Property insurance markets remain stable, though premiums are influenced by regional exposure to severe weather events.
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- Midwest Old Threshers Reunion4.85.7 mi
- 34 Raceway4.722.7 mi
- Tri-State Rodeo4.729.8 mi
- Café Dodici | Italian4.719.3 mi
- The Outpost Bar & Grill4.428.1 mi
- Geode State Park4.518.2 mi
- Lake Darling State Park4.618.2 mi
- Midwest Old Threshers Reunion4.85.7 mi
- Marr Park4.617.9 mi
- East Lake Park4.66.9 mi
- Geode State Park4.518.2 mi
- Lake Darling State Park4.618.2 mi
- Marr Park4.617.9 mi
- East Lake Park4.66.9 mi
- Oakland Mills Park4.56.8 mi
- Bluff Harbor Marina4.529.8 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.55.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.219.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.219.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in Mount Pleasant, this historic site serves as the administrative center of the county.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and Data Commons profiles.
applies when — Property must be occupied as the owner's homestead
Provides legal protections for the homestead property, including specific exemptions from judicial sale for debts, as defined under state law.
Iowa Code Chapter 561
Iowa generally requires judicial foreclosure proceedings. Borrowers are entitled to a notice of right to cure default prior to the initiation of foreclosure actions. Redemption rights exist post-sale unless specific statutory exceptions (such as foreclosure without redemption for nonagricultural land) are met.
Iowa Code Chapter 654
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.
Iowa Code Chapter 441; Iowa Department of Revenue Property Tax Overview
≈ $5,837/yr on a $194,561 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.