The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 50511 sells for about $262,450, or $134 per square foot.
Homes take about 67 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $890 a month.
ZIP 50511 — Algona
The housing market in 50511 is characterized by low inventory and modest price points typical of rural northern Iowa. Market activity remains stable with limited turnover, reflecting the area's small-town economic profile.
This area is primarily suited for local families and individuals seeking affordable, small-town living in northern Iowa.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 67 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.9% · poverty 5.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 50511, Kossuth 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.
The mean travel time to work for residents is approximately 11.3 minutes.
The local economy is anchored by the city of Algona, which serves as the county seat of Kossuth County.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and IncomeByZipCode.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.