Zip lookup · IA

50071
Dows, Iowa.

Dows, Wright County, IA · population 847

What it costs per month · 50071 $578/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$290 (+101%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,552 +2%
$107,512$110,064 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $22,554 +26%
$87,510$110,064 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50071 $578 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50071$578
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 50071 rose 2.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Wright County, IA 56% · Franklin County, IA 44%

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

Typical home value $110,064 as of Sep 2026
+2.4%year on year

Typical home value — 50071

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50071 $110,064 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50071$110,064
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.1 50470 Rowan 287 — $75,969
10.8 50006 Alden 1,437 — $152,788
11.1 50420 Alexander 473 — $164,468
11.2 50452 Latimer 946 — $146,224
11.6 50271 Williams 581 — $164,507
13.8 50525 Clarion 3,179 — $149,682
14.6 50421 Belmond 3,168 — $143,015
15.7 50441 Hampton 5,450 — $140,723
16.3 50126 Iowa Falls 6,368 — $159,432
16.4 50599 Woolstock 410 — $175,055
18.3 50457 Meservey 463 — $101,596
19.3 50633 Geneva 423 — $164,934

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