50217
Paton, Iowa.
Paton, Greene County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 561
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$645 (+152%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,222 +6%
- $192,400$203,622 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $63,343 +45%
- $140,280$203,622 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.
- 50217$1,069
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.
Typical home values in zip 50217 rose 5.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Greene County, IA 84% · Boone County, IA 16%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Paton, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50217
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50217$203,622
- Ames$277,302
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 50544 | Harcourt | 565 | — | $150,435 |
| 7.6 | 50543 | Gowrie | 1,420 | — | $166,947 |
| 9.6 | 50107 | Grand Junction | 764 | — | $118,278 |
| 11.3 | 50223 | Pilot Mound | 236 | — | $181,518 |
| 12.1 | 50538 | Farnhamville | 661 | — | $122,168 |
| 12.6 | 50530 | Dayton | 1,090 | — | $152,649 |
| 12.7 | 50129 | Jefferson | 5,014 | — | $176,970 |
| 13.4 | 50050 | Churdan | 712 | — | $182,750 |
| 13.6 | 50212 | Ogden | 2,993 | — | $239,357 |
| 13.7 | 50523 | Callender | 682 | — | $162,624 |
| 16.5 | 50557 | Lehigh | 804 | — | $131,217 |
| 16.7 | 51453 | Lohrville | 500 | — | $121,095 |
| 16.9 | 50235 | Rippey | 431 | — | $197,198 |
| 17.0 | 50569 | Otho | 551 | — | $126,576 |
| 18.9 | 50566 | Moorland | 325 | — | $191,984 |
| 19.1 | 50249 | Stratford | 1,312 | — | $203,100 |
| 19.2 | 51462 | Scranton | 1,049 | — | $185,932 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.