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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Howard County area can be challenging. Home prices in Howard County are now at a median cost of $152,256, lower than the Iowa average of $226,062.
The average cost of rent is $703/mo in Howard County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Howard County area. In Howard County, 22.58% of households rent, and 54.68% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Howard County is $5,898 per month. Households that rent pay about 11.93% of their income on rent here. Howard County’s most expensive areas are in the southeastern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the eastern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Winneshiek County, IA: higher priced homes
- Mitchell County, IA: higher priced homes
- Allamakee County, IA: higher priced homes
- Worth County, IA: equally priced homes
- Winnebago County, IA: equally priced homes
- Richland County, WI: higher priced homes
- Sauk County, WI: higher priced homes
- Emmet County, IA: less expensive homes
- Columbia County, WI: higher priced homes
- Dickinson County, IA: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pondera County, MT: higher priced homes
- Kearney County, NE: higher priced homes
- Kearny County, KS: higher priced homes
- Keith County, NE: higher priced homes
- Kemper County, MS: less expensive homes
- Kenedy County, TX: higher priced homes
- Kent County, TX: less expensive homes
- Keweenaw County, MI: equally priced homes
- Keya Paha County, NE: less expensive homes
- Kidder County, ND: equally priced homes
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