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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Shelby County area can be challenging. Home prices in Shelby County are now at a median cost of $170,979, lower than the Iowa average of $226,062.
The average cost of rent is $777/mo in Shelby County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Shelby County area. In Shelby County, 22.20% of households rent, and 44.50% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Shelby County is $6,233 per month. Households that rent pay about 12.47% of their income on rent here. Shelby County’s most expensive areas are in the southern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the northern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Audubon County, IA: less expensive homes
- Harrison County, IA: higher priced homes
- Washington County, NE: higher priced homes
- Guthrie County, IA: equally priced homes
- Dallas County, IA: higher priced homes
- Polk County, IA: higher priced homes
- Colfax County, NE: equally priced homes
- Jasper County, IA: higher priced homes
- Boone County, NE: higher priced homes
- Poweshiek County, IA: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Greene County, VA: higher priced homes
- Grant County, AR: equally priced homes
- Grant County, KS: less expensive homes
- Grant County, MN: higher priced homes
- Grant County, ND: less expensive homes
- Grant County, OK: less expensive homes
- Grant County, OR: higher priced homes
- Grant County, SD: higher priced homes
- Grant County, WV: equally priced homes
- Gray County, KS: higher priced homes
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