The story of this market
The typical home in Dubuque County, Iowa sells for about $299,950, or $142 per square foot.
Prices are up +24.98% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 58 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 124% since 2000. Last year 20 of 26 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,131 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,131 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+5.8%
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 (+12.9%). Worst: 2009 (+0.5%). 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
$1,516
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
+5.8%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 26 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
35
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $41,723,715.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
89.5%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4007 | 2931 | 88.3% | 9.6% | $170,000 |
| 2019 | 4845▲ | 3676▲ | 89.5%▲ | 9.8%▲ | $175,000▲ |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County's housing market is experiencing strong price appreciation and high demand, with a median sale price of $299,950. The market is characterized by faster transaction speeds and significant year-over-year price growth, signaling a competitive environment for buyers.
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 · 3 cities · 5 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 51 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 95.38% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 9.8% — 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 5 researched ZIP reports — 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.
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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| 52001 | Dubuque | $213,000 | $108 | +6.3% | 30 | 98% | — | — | 470 | $924 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52002 | Dubuque | $428,749 | $142 | +6.3% | 42 | 98.5% | 1.8% | 0.3 | 55 | $1,080 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52003 | Dubuque | $239,856 | $142 | +6.3% | 30 | — | — | — | 501 | $932 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52033 | Cascade | $262,000 | $126 | — | 54 | 100% | — | — | 7 | $916 | researched Sep 27 |
| 52040 | Dyersville | $265,000 | $118 | +3.2% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.5 | 18 | $1,097 | 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.
Dubuque County maintains a stable economic base with diverse employment sectors, though specific major infrastructure projects are not detailed in current market reports.
Property taxes in Dubuque County are assessed by the local assessor's office based on property valuations; specific rate structures and exemptions are determined by local taxing jurisdictions.
The rental market in Dubuque County shows a median asking rent of $1,150 per month, reflecting moderate demand.
The county economy is supported by a mix of manufacturing, healthcare, and education sectors, providing a stable employment foundation.
- The Fun Station Dubuque4.55.6 mi
- Chestnut Mountain Resort4.524.5 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium4.78.8 mi
- Potosi Brewery4.615.3 mi
- Backpocket Dubuque4.58.8 mi
- Dubuque County Fairgrounds & Event Center4.43.1 mi
- Field of Dreams Movie Site4.711.6 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium4.78.8 mi
- Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque48.9 mi
- Q Casino + Resort3.910 mi
- Sundown Mountain Resort4.43.3 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium4.78.8 mi
- Potosi Brewery4.615.3 mi
- Ulysses S Grant Home4.721 mi
- Five Flags Center4.38.6 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum4.814.4 mi
- Eagle Point Park4.710.3 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens4.87.2 mi
- EB Lyons Interpretive Center4.78.5 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument4.79.3 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve and Nature Center4.84.8 mi
- Millennium Bar & Marina4.89.6 mi
- Mid-Town Marina4.69.4 mi
- American Marine Dubuque4.59.6 mi
- Port of Dubuque Marina4.78.8 mi
- Guttenberg Marina4.725.2 mi
- Lacoma Golf Club4.310.4 mi
- Derby Grange Golf4.66.4 mi
- Timberline Golf Course4.56.2 mi
- The Meadows Golf Club4.53.1 mi
- Galena Golf Club4.619.2 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.48.6 mi
- Kennedy Mall3.85.7 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.45.6 mi
- Kohl's45.7 mi
- Theisen's Home Farm Auto of Dubuque4.56.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS and FRED regional series.
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
≈ $8,999/yr on a $299,950 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.