50073
Elkhart, Iowa.
Elkhart, Polk County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 1,208
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$790 (+85%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $3,294 +1%
- $324,644$327,938 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $39,904 +14%
- $288,034$327,938 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.
- 50073$1,721
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 27 years.
Typical home values in zip 50073 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Elkhart, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50073
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50073$327,938
- Des Moines$292,513
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
Showing 30 of 44 zips in range — sorting picks from all 44.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 50007 | Alleman | 444 | — | $381,604 |
| 5.4 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 5.7 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 6.7 | 50046 | Cambridge | 1,554 | — | $330,922 |
| 7.2 | 50023 | Ankeny | 46,306 | $1,459 | $355,240 |
| 7.5 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 7.6 | 50124 | Huxley | 4,859 | $1,150 | $344,001 |
| 7.7 | 50244 | Slater | 1,729 | — | $296,086 |
| 9.3 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | $1,616 | $429,534 |
| 10.2 | 50243 | Sheldahl | 361 | — | $227,194 |
| 10.7 | 50313 | Des Moines | 17,440 | $1,158 | $184,332 |
| 10.8 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
| 12.0 | 50131 | Johnston | 24,583 | $1,356 | $401,338 |
| 12.3 | 50317 | Des Moines | 36,548 | $1,252 | $191,095 |
| 12.8 | 50134 | Kelley | 770 | — | $348,673 |
| 13.0 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 13.0 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 13.2 | 50316 | Des Moines | 16,710 | $1,228 | $162,391 |
| 13.7 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | $913 | $231,801 |
| 13.7 | 50055 | Collins | 1,102 | — | $272,672 |
| 14.1 | 50314 | Des Moines | 10,438 | $1,082 | $158,505 |
| 14.5 | 50327 | Pleasant Hill | 13,177 | $1,349 | $316,320 |
| 14.7 | 50109 | Granger | 3,309 | — | $382,079 |
| 15.2 | 50309 | Des Moines | 10,110 | $1,261 | $244,123 |
| 15.3 | 50311 | Des Moines | 14,574 | $942 | $225,988 |
| 15.4 | 50322 | Urbandale | 31,931 | $1,030 | $289,882 |
| 15.9 | 50111 | Grimes | 16,865 | $1,396 | $346,634 |
| 16.1 | 50156 | Madrid | 4,575 | — | $285,152 |
| 16.2 | 50324 | Windsor Heights | 5,143 | $1,400 | $284,142 |
| 16.6 | 50312 | Des Moines | 15,802 | $1,144 | $294,463 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.