Zip lookup · IA

50112
Grinnell, Iowa.

Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 11,862

What it costs per month · 50112 $1,170/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$624 (+114%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,122 +7%
$208,810$222,932 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $50,345 +29%
$172,586$222,932 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 50112 $1,170 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50112$1,170
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 50112 rose 6.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Poweshiek County, IA 74% · Jasper County, IA 26%

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

Typical home value $222,932 as of Sep 2026
+6.8%year on year

Typical home value — 50112

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50112 $222,932 Des Moines $292,513 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50112$222,932
  • Des Moines$292,513
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.0 50157 Malcom 473 — $224,262
9.1 50135 Kellogg 1,754 — $224,151
11.4 50106 Gilman 1,163 — $257,630
11.6 50153 Lynnville 890 — $292,779
11.7 50242 Searsboro 326 — $233,971
13.8 50251 Sully 1,365 — $261,528
13.8 52211 Brooklyn 2,795 — $203,559
14.1 50171 Montezuma 2,524 — $285,812
14.9 52339 Tama 4,326 — $141,146
15.6 50141 Laurel 587 — $243,607
16.7 50208 Newton 20,595 $947 $203,526
16.8 50173 Montour 705 — $173,597
17.8 50232 Reasnor 569 — $244,987
19.2 50142 Le Grand 720 — $180,272
19.6 50120 Haverhill 428 — $285,558
19.9 52232 Hartwick 277 — $228,481

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