50046
Cambridge, Iowa.
Cambridge, Story County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 1,554
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$966 (+125%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $13,168 +4%
- $317,754$330,922 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $79,084 +31%
- $251,838$330,922 since Sep 2021
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.
- 50046$1,737
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 50046 rose 4.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Story County, IA 73% · Polk County, IA 27%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Cambridge, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50046
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50046$330,922
- Ames$277,302
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 50124 | Huxley | 4,859 | $1,150 | $344,001 |
| 6.7 | 50073 | Elkhart | 1,208 | — | $327,938 |
| 7.0 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 7.1 | 50244 | Slater | 1,729 | — | $296,086 |
| 7.1 | 50007 | Alleman | 444 | — | $381,604 |
| 8.5 | 50134 | Kelley | 770 | — | $348,673 |
| 9.1 | 50243 | Sheldahl | 361 | — | $227,194 |
| 10.4 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 10.7 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 11.4 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | $1,616 | $429,534 |
| 11.9 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 11.9 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 12.1 | 50055 | Collins | 1,102 | — | $272,672 |
| 12.6 | 50023 | Ankeny | 46,306 | $1,459 | $355,240 |
| 14.1 | 50014 | Ames | 32,958 | $1,240 | $312,833 |
| 14.3 | 50156 | Madrid | 4,575 | — | $285,152 |
| 14.7 | 50056 | Colo | 1,003 | — | $257,710 |
| 15.1 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 16.7 | 50131 | Johnston | 24,583 | $1,356 | $401,338 |
| 16.8 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | — | $338,759 |
| 16.9 | 50109 | Granger | 3,309 | — | $382,079 |
| 17.0 | 50313 | Des Moines | 17,440 | $1,158 | $184,332 |
| 17.4 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
| 17.7 | 50234 | Rhodes | 559 | — | $246,821 |
| 18.4 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 19.0 | 50317 | Des Moines | 36,548 | $1,252 | $191,095 |
| 19.3 | 50236 | Roland | 1,761 | — | $258,955 |
| 19.7 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | $913 | $231,801 |
| 19.8 | 50316 | Des Moines | 16,710 | $1,228 | $162,391 |
| 19.8 | 50111 | Grimes | 16,865 | $1,396 | $346,634 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.