Zip lookup · IA

50229
Prole, Iowa.

Prole, Warren County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 1,585

What it costs per month · 50229 $2,585/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,372 (+113%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,074 +3%
$476,479$492,554 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $100,710 +26%
$391,844$492,554 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 $2,500 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50229 $2,585 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50229$2,585
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in zip 50229 rose 3.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Warren County, IA 51% · Madison County, IA 49%

Typical home value $492,554 as of Sep 2026
+3.4%year on year

Typical home value — 50229

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50229 $492,554 Des Moines $292,513 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50229$492,554
  • Des Moines$292,513
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Showing 30 of 31 zips in range — sorting picks from all 31.

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2.1 50160 Martensdale 569 — $221,352
5.6 50240 Saint Charles 2,393 — $398,056
7.3 50211 Norwalk 16,835 $1,208 $342,660
7.4 50061 Cumming 2,123 — $605,442
10.0 50261 Van Meter 3,399 — $424,639
10.7 50125 Indianola 20,121 $1,034 $313,775
12.4 50265 West Des Moines 33,488 $1,310 $308,180
12.7 50321 Des Moines 7,900 $1,057 $355,961
13.2 50266 West Des Moines 37,523 $1,368 $334,561
13.2 50257 Truro 914 — $292,612
13.4 50210 New Virginia 1,487 — $360,009
14.1 50222 Peru 328 — $330,070
14.4 50315 Des Moines 34,816 $1,073 $194,462
14.7 50273 Winterset 8,950 — $294,563
15.2 50312 Des Moines 15,802 $1,144 $294,463
15.3 50320 Des Moines 24,807 $1,220 $263,487
16.3 50324 Windsor Heights 5,143 $1,400 $284,142
16.5 50069 De Soto 1,109 — $259,135
16.6 50311 Des Moines 14,574 $942 $225,988
16.7 50325 Clive 19,012 $1,857 $434,039
16.7 50309 Des Moines 10,110 $1,261 $244,123
16.7 50263 Waukee 29,611 $1,632 $343,051
17.7 50047 Carlisle 6,690 — $289,289
17.7 50314 Des Moines 10,438 $1,082 $158,505
18.0 50001 Ackworth 650 — $410,983
18.1 50322 Urbandale 31,931 $1,030 $289,882
18.4 50310 Des Moines 31,177 $913 $231,801
18.4 50323 Urbandale 17,265 $2,075 $457,873
18.7 50316 Des Moines 16,710 $1,228 $162,391
18.9 50072 Earlham 2,979 — $362,214

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