Zip lookup · IA

50074
Ellston, Iowa.

Ellston, Ringgold County, IA · population 215

What it costs per month · 50074 $1,568/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$850 (+118%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,708 +7%
$278,091$298,799 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $74,064 +33%
$224,735$298,799 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 50074 $1,568 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50074$1,568
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.

Typical home values in zip 50074 rose 7.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Ringgold County, IA 85% · Union County, IA 15%

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

Typical home value $298,799 as of Sep 2026
+7.4%year on year

Typical home value — 50074

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50074 $298,799 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 50074$298,799
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.5 50108 Grand River 376 — $199,635
9.2 50254 Thayer 296 — $257,017
13.0 50830 Afton 1,846 — $207,842
13.3 50262 Van Wert 263 — $174,591
13.7 50854 Mount Ayr 2,391 — $147,483
13.8 50174 Murray 1,259 — $168,120
15.4 50067 Decatur 354 — $187,148
15.8 50140 Lamoni 2,842 — $166,745
19.7 50144 Leon 2,692 — $152,989
19.8 50264 Weldon 502 — $222,040

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