Zip lookup · IA

50208
Newton, Iowa.

Newton, Jasper County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 20,595

What it costs per month · 50208 $1,068/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$572 (+115%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,107 +3%
$197,419$203,526 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $44,565 +28%
$158,961$203,526 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 50208 $1,068 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50208$1,068
  • 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 50208 rose 3.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Asking rent $947 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $203,526 as of Sep 2026
+3.1%year on year

Asking rent — 50208

Against the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro and the national benchmark.

$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026 50208 $947 Des Moines $1,280 United States $1,932
$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026
  • 50208$947
  • Des Moines$1,280
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 50208

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50208 $203,526 Des Moines $292,513 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50208$203,526
  • Des Moines$292,513
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.0 50135 Kellogg 1,754 — $224,151
9.3 50028 Baxter 1,981 — $270,780
10.1 50054 Colfax 3,166 — $235,821
11.2 50232 Reasnor 569 — $244,987
11.7 50141 Laurel 587 — $243,607
12.9 50168 Mingo 826 — $328,193
13.2 50251 Sully 1,365 — $261,528
13.2 50170 Monroe 3,024 — $259,243
14.3 50228 Prairie City 2,120 — $268,304
14.4 50234 Rhodes 559 — $246,821
14.9 50162 Melbourne 1,164 — $242,538
15.4 50153 Lynnville 890 — $292,779
15.6 50120 Haverhill 428 — $285,558
16.5 50169 Mitchellville 3,667 — $277,405
16.7 50112 Grinnell 11,862 — $222,932
16.8 50106 Gilman 1,163 — $257,630
17.2 50214 Otley 719 — $354,596
17.6 50055 Collins 1,102 — $272,672

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