Zip lookup · IA

50144
Leon, Iowa.

Leon, Decatur County, IA · population 2,692

What it costs per month · 50144 $803/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$269 (+50%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,227 +7%
$142,763$152,989 since Sep 2025
5 years
Down $1,668 -1%
$154,658$152,989 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 50144 $803 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50144$803
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.

Typical home values in zip 50144 rose 7.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $152,989 as of Sep 2026
+7.2%year on year

Typical home value — 50144

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50144 $152,989 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50144$152,989
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.7 50067 Decatur 354 — $187,148
7.7 50103 Garden Grove 453 — $207,227
8.9 50065 Davis City 517 — $182,331
9.6 50262 Van Wert 263 — $174,591
11.6 50264 Weldon 502 — $222,040
12.5 50147 Lineville 463 — $132,644
13.2 50108 Grand River 376 — $199,635
14.1 50123 Humeston 883 — $125,887
14.9 50140 Lamoni 2,842 — $166,745
18.3 64632 Cainsville 371 — $157,634
18.8 50008 Allerton 722 — $163,858
19.7 50074 Ellston 215 — $298,799

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