50054
Colfax, Iowa.
Colfax, Jasper County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 3,166
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$669 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,823 +4%
- $225,998$235,821 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $56,334 +31%
- $179,487$235,821 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.
- 50054$1,238
- 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 50054 rose 4.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Colfax, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50054
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50054$235,821
- Des Moines$292,513
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 6.6 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 8.1 | 50228 | Prairie City | 2,120 | — | $268,304 |
| 9.9 | 50028 | Baxter | 1,981 | — | $270,780 |
| 10.1 | 50208 | Newton | 20,595 | $947 | $203,526 |
| 12.0 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 12.1 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
| 12.2 | 50237 | Runnells | 3,635 | — | $434,868 |
| 12.5 | 50170 | Monroe | 3,024 | — | $259,243 |
| 13.9 | 50055 | Collins | 1,102 | — | $272,672 |
| 14.0 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 14.4 | 50234 | Rhodes | 559 | — | $246,821 |
| 15.0 | 50327 | Pleasant Hill | 13,177 | $1,349 | $316,320 |
| 16.3 | 50232 | Reasnor | 569 | — | $244,987 |
| 16.4 | 50252 | Swan | 236 | — | $327,206 |
| 16.7 | 50073 | Elkhart | 1,208 | — | $327,938 |
| 17.1 | 50317 | Des Moines | 36,548 | $1,252 | $191,095 |
| 17.4 | 50118 | Hartford | 920 | — | $236,796 |
| 17.5 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 18.0 | 50214 | Otley | 719 | — | $354,596 |
| 18.1 | 50135 | Kellogg | 1,754 | — | $224,151 |
| 18.5 | 50162 | Melbourne | 1,164 | — | $242,538 |
| 19.0 | 50141 | Laurel | 587 | — | $243,607 |
| 19.0 | 50047 | Carlisle | 6,690 | — | $289,289 |
| 19.6 | 50316 | Des Moines | 16,710 | $1,228 | $162,391 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.