The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 52208 sells for about $265,000, or $158 per square foot.
Homes take about 4 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $847 a month.
ZIP 52208 — Belle Plaine
The Cedar Rapids market, including ZIP 52208, is characterized by high affordability and rapid sales velocity compared to national averages. Market data for the broader Cedar Rapids CBSA indicates a median listing price per square foot of $158 and active inventory of 546 units as of mid-2026. Local real estate professionals report that homes are selling in as few as 4 days due to strong demand for attainable entry-level housing.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 4 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving 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 1.0% · poverty 4.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZIP code tabulation area 52208
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.
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Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.