Zip lookup · IA

50157
Malcom, Iowa.

Malcom, Poweshiek County, IA · population 473

What it costs per month · 50157 $1,177/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$674 (+134%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $23,651 +12%
$200,610$224,262 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $57,431 +34%
$166,831$224,262 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 50157 $1,177 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50157$1,177
  • 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 50157 rose 11.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $224,262 as of Sep 2026
+11.8%year on year

Typical home value — 50157

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50157 $224,262 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50157$224,262
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.8 52211 Brooklyn 2,795 — $203,559
8.0 50112 Grinnell 11,862 — $222,932
11.3 50171 Montezuma 2,524 — $285,812
12.0 52232 Hartwick 277 — $228,481
12.3 52339 Tama 4,326 — $141,146
13.9 52221 Guernsey 332 — $208,729
14.1 52215 Chelsea 960 — $251,849
14.3 50242 Searsboro 326 — $233,971
14.4 52347 Victor 1,386 — $164,888
15.8 50106 Gilman 1,163 — $257,630
16.5 52222 Deep River 631 — $230,988
17.0 50153 Lynnville 890 — $292,779
17.0 50135 Kellogg 1,754 — $224,151
17.6 50173 Montour 705 — $173,597
18.1 52208 Belle Plaine 2,877 — $158,619
18.6 52251 Ladora 544 — $153,401
19.3 50027 Barnes City 148 — $138,496

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