50240
Saint Charles, Iowa.
Saint Charles, Madison County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 2,393
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,167 (+126%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $18,493 +5%
- $379,563$398,056 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $97,785 +33%
- $300,271$398,056 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.
- 50240$2,089
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 50240 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Madison County, IA 51% · Warren County, IA 49%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Saint Charles, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50240
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50240$398,056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 50229 | Prole | 1,585 | — | $492,554 |
| 6.3 | 50160 | Martensdale | 569 | — | $221,352 |
| 7.6 | 50257 | Truro | 914 | — | $292,612 |
| 8.8 | 50210 | New Virginia | 1,487 | — | $360,009 |
| 9.8 | 50222 | Peru | 328 | — | $330,070 |
| 11.6 | 50125 | Indianola | 20,121 | $1,034 | $313,775 |
| 12.5 | 50211 | Norwalk | 16,835 | $1,208 | $342,660 |
| 12.9 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | — | $605,442 |
| 13.7 | 50273 | Winterset | 8,950 | — | $294,563 |
| 13.9 | 50261 | Van Meter | 3,399 | — | $424,639 |
| 17.8 | 50149 | Lorimor | 883 | — | $267,973 |
| 18.0 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | $1,310 | $308,180 |
| 18.1 | 50213 | Osceola | 7,489 | $1,066 | $191,882 |
| 18.2 | 50321 | Des Moines | 7,900 | $1,057 | $355,961 |
| 18.6 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | $1,368 | $334,561 |
| 19.2 | 50166 | Milo | 2,023 | — | $276,624 |
| 19.4 | 50001 | Ackworth | 650 | — | $410,983 |
| 19.6 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | $1,073 | $194,462 |
| 19.7 | 50174 | Murray | 1,259 | — | $168,120 |
| 19.8 | 50069 | De Soto | 1,109 | — | $259,135 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.