Zip lookup · IA

50042
Brayton, Iowa.

Brayton, Audubon County, IA · population 226

What it costs per month · 50042 $876/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$414 (+90%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,929 +11%
$149,940$166,869 since Sep 2025

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50042 $876 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50042$876
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50042 rose 11.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Audubon County, IA 98% · Cass County, IA 2%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Brayton, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $166,869 as of Sep 2026
+11.3%year on year

Typical home value — 50042

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50042 $166,869 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50042$166,869
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.8 50076 Exira 1,301 — $148,147
9.6 50022 Atlantic 8,526 — $160,944
10.3 50020 Anita 1,197 — $168,411
10.4 51531 Elk Horn 889 — $192,039
10.6 50274 Wiota 234 — $204,123
11.6 51552 Marne 169 — $190,206
12.4 51543 Kimballton 478 — $126,453
13.1 50002 Adair 1,496 — $201,282
15.4 50025 Audubon 3,148 — $154,231
16.4 51577 Walnut 1,561 — $199,093
18.6 51544 Lewis 793 — $161,323
19.7 50048 Casey 562 — $203,026

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.