50228
Prairie City, Iowa.
Prairie City, Jasper County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 2,120
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$760 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,691 +5%
- $256,612$268,304 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $59,173 +28%
- $209,131$268,304 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.
- 50228$1,408
- 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 50228 rose 4.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Jasper County, IA 89% · Marion County, IA 10% · Polk County, IA 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Prairie City, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50228
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50228$268,304
- Des Moines$292,513
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 50237 | Runnells | 3,635 | — | $434,868 |
| 7.1 | 50170 | Monroe | 3,024 | — | $259,243 |
| 8.1 | 50054 | Colfax | 3,166 | — | $235,821 |
| 8.2 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 8.6 | 50252 | Swan | 236 | — | $327,206 |
| 10.4 | 50118 | Hartford | 920 | — | $236,796 |
| 12.2 | 50214 | Otley | 719 | — | $354,596 |
| 12.3 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
| 12.8 | 50327 | Pleasant Hill | 13,177 | $1,349 | $316,320 |
| 13.1 | 50225 | Pleasantville | 3,364 | — | $267,380 |
| 13.3 | 50047 | Carlisle | 6,690 | — | $289,289 |
| 14.1 | 50232 | Reasnor | 569 | — | $244,987 |
| 14.3 | 50208 | Newton | 20,595 | $947 | $203,526 |
| 14.4 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 15.5 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 16.2 | 50317 | Des Moines | 36,548 | $1,252 | $191,095 |
| 17.3 | 50320 | Des Moines | 24,807 | $1,220 | $263,487 |
| 17.5 | 50001 | Ackworth | 650 | — | $410,983 |
| 17.7 | 50028 | Baxter | 1,981 | — | $270,780 |
| 18.6 | 50316 | Des Moines | 16,710 | $1,228 | $162,391 |
| 19.2 | 50251 | Sully | 1,365 | — | $261,528 |
| 19.7 | 50309 | Des Moines | 10,110 | $1,261 | $244,123 |
| 19.7 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | $1,073 | $194,462 |
| 19.8 | 50138 | Knoxville | 11,117 | $906 | $208,635 |
| 19.8 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.