The story of this market
The typical home in Chickasaw County, Iowa sells for about $221,712, or $112 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 84 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 88% since 2000. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $927 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $927 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+0.2%
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: 2022 (+11.6%). Worst: 2009 (-3.1%). 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
$1,262
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
+0.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
78
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $10,917,493.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.2%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 279 | 196 | 84.6% | 7.7% | $115,000 |
| 2019 | 334▲ | 213▲ | 82.2% | 2.3% | $145,000▲ |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Chickasaw County, Iowa
Chickasaw County's housing market remains stable with modest price appreciation and low inventory levels. The market is driven by steady demand from local residents and a limited supply of new construction, keeping the environment balanced for both buyers and sellers.
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 · 9 cities · 13 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 8.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 84.17% of asking — demand is cooling.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 8.8% — 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 7 researched ZIP reports of 13 — 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.
Chickasaw 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 5.7%/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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| 50603 | Alta Vista | $210,598 | $115 | +1.2% | 92 | 97.5% | 8% | 6 | 12 | $640 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50610 | Bassett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 1 |
| 50618 | — | $332,000 | $174 | +2.1% | 50 | 98.5% | 25% | 5.2 | 875 | $1,500 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50620 | Colwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 1 |
| 50630 | Fredericksburg | $254,000 | $125 | +30.9% | 82 | 100% | — | 1 | 5 | $730 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50644 | Independence | $201,500 | $128 | +3.2% | 45 | 97.5% | 12% | 3.8 | 32 | $829 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50645 | Ionia | $113,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $924 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50654 | Lawler | $185,000 | $125 | +2.5% | 48 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 12 | $1,639 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50658 | Nora Springs | $215,000 | $138 | +2.4% | 62 | 97.2% | 12.5% | 4.7 | 14 | $766 | researched Sep 27 |
| 50659 | New Hampton | $219,900 | $135 | +2.5% | 82 | 97.5% | 12% | 5.8 | 23 | $737 | 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.
The county is served by several local school districts, including New Hampton Community School District, which generally maintain stable performance ratings consistent with rural Iowa standards.
The area faces typical Midwestern weather risks, including severe thunderstorms and occasional flooding; property insurance premiums are generally stable but sensitive to regional storm activity.
The local economy is anchored by agriculture and manufacturing, with ongoing infrastructure efforts such as bridge replacement projects to support regional connectivity.
Property taxes are assessed by the Chickasaw County Assessor based on fair market value, with rates determined by local levies including school districts and municipal services.
The county offers rural outdoor amenities including local parks, fishing, and hunting opportunities, with community-based recreation centers in larger towns like New Hampton.
The rental market is characterized by limited inventory and steady demand, primarily serving local workers and small-town residents.
The economy is primarily driven by the agricultural sector and local manufacturing, with employment centered in the county seat of New Hampton.
Transportation is primarily reliant on personal vehicles, with US Highway 18 serving as a major east-west corridor through the county.
Development is focused on maintaining existing infrastructure and supporting small-scale residential growth within established city limits.
The Chickasaw County Assessor's office manages property valuations for tax purposes, adhering to Iowa's state-mandated assessment cycles.
Parcels are subject to various levies including county, city, and school district taxes, with some areas potentially impacted by rural fire and utility districts.
Property insurance remains available, though premiums are influenced by the regional risk of severe weather events common in Northeast Iowa.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The central administrative hub located in New Hampton.
Various small-scale parks and outdoor spaces throughout the county's nine cities.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
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
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
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
≈ $6,651/yr on a $221,712 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.