50237
Runnells, Iowa.
Runnells, Polk County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 3,635
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,259 (+123%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $20,870 +5%
- $413,998$434,868 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $101,960 +31%
- $332,908$434,868 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.
- 50237$2,283
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 50237 rose 5.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Polk County, IA 78% · Jasper County, IA 13% · Marion County, IA 9%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Runnells, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50237
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50237$434,868
- Des Moines$292,513
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
Showing 30 of 33 zips in range — sorting picks from all 33.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 50118 | Hartford | 920 | — | $236,796 |
| 6.4 | 50252 | Swan | 236 | — | $327,206 |
| 6.8 | 50047 | Carlisle | 6,690 | — | $289,289 |
| 6.8 | 50327 | Pleasant Hill | 13,177 | $1,349 | $316,320 |
| 6.8 | 50228 | Prairie City | 2,120 | — | $268,304 |
| 7.9 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 3,667 | — | $277,405 |
| 8.4 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | $1,588 | $320,331 |
| 10.6 | 50320 | Des Moines | 24,807 | $1,220 | $263,487 |
| 10.6 | 50317 | Des Moines | 36,548 | $1,252 | $191,095 |
| 12.2 | 50225 | Pleasantville | 3,364 | — | $267,380 |
| 12.2 | 50054 | Colfax | 3,166 | — | $235,821 |
| 12.7 | 50316 | Des Moines | 16,710 | $1,228 | $162,391 |
| 13.0 | 50001 | Ackworth | 650 | — | $410,983 |
| 13.0 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | $1,073 | $194,462 |
| 13.1 | 50170 | Monroe | 3,024 | — | $259,243 |
| 13.4 | 50309 | Des Moines | 10,110 | $1,261 | $244,123 |
| 13.5 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 14.2 | 50314 | Des Moines | 10,438 | $1,082 | $158,505 |
| 15.3 | 50313 | Des Moines | 17,440 | $1,158 | $184,332 |
| 15.7 | 50321 | Des Moines | 7,900 | $1,057 | $355,961 |
| 16.1 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 16.1 | 50312 | Des Moines | 15,802 | $1,144 | $294,463 |
| 16.3 | 50311 | Des Moines | 14,574 | $942 | $225,988 |
| 16.8 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | $913 | $231,801 |
| 17.0 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 17.1 | 50214 | Otley | 719 | — | $354,596 |
| 17.6 | 50211 | Norwalk | 16,835 | $1,208 | $342,660 |
| 18.1 | 50125 | Indianola | 20,121 | $1,034 | $313,775 |
| 18.2 | 50166 | Milo | 2,023 | — | $276,624 |
| 18.3 | 50324 | Windsor Heights | 5,143 | $1,400 | $284,142 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.