50055
Collins, Iowa.
Collins, Story County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 1,102
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$814 (+132%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,597 +6%
- $258,075$272,672 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $75,517 +38%
- $197,156$272,672 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.
- 50055$1,431
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 50055 rose 5.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Story County, IA 65% · Jasper County, IA 30% · Marshall County, IA 4%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Collins, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50055
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50055$272,672
- Ames$277,302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 50234 | Rhodes | 559 | — | $246,821 |
| 6.2 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 7.5 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 8.5 | 50028 | Baxter | 1,981 | — | $270,780 |
| 9.3 | 50056 | Colo | 1,003 | — | $257,710 |
| 11.2 | 50247 | State Center | 2,004 | — | $295,635 |
| 11.7 | 50162 | Melbourne | 1,164 | — | $242,538 |
| 12.1 | 50046 | Cambridge | 1,554 | — | $330,922 |
| 13.0 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 13.7 | 50073 | Elkhart | 1,208 | — | $327,938 |
| 13.9 | 50054 | Colfax | 3,166 | — | $235,821 |
| 14.1 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 16.1 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 16.1 | 50120 | Haverhill | 428 | — | $285,558 |
| 16.2 | 50124 | Huxley | 4,859 | $1,150 | $344,001 |
| 17.0 | 50007 | Alleman | 444 | — | $381,604 |
| 17.1 | 50141 | Laurel | 587 | — | $243,607 |
| 17.6 | 50208 | Newton | 20,595 | $947 | $203,526 |
| 18.3 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 18.5 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 18.5 | 50278 | Zearing | 891 | — | $263,245 |
| 18.8 | 50244 | Slater | 1,729 | — | $296,086 |
| 18.9 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.