Zip lookup · IA

50242
Searsboro, Iowa.

Searsboro, Poweshiek County, IA · population 326

What it costs per month · 50242 $1,228/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$537 (+78%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $29,741 +15%
$204,230$233,971 since Sep 2025

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 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50242 $1,228 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50242$1,228
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50242 rose 14.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Searsboro, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $233,971 as of Sep 2026
+14.6%year on year

Typical home value — 50242

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50242 $233,971 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50242$233,971
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 50153 Lynnville 890 — $292,779
8.8 50171 Montezuma 2,524 — $285,812
9.1 50251 Sully 1,365 — $261,528
9.4 50207 New Sharon 2,325 — $228,367
11.7 50112 Grinnell 11,862 — $222,932
13.1 50027 Barnes City 148 — $138,496
14.2 50232 Reasnor 569 — $244,987
14.3 50157 Malcom 473 — $224,262
14.5 50219 Pella 14,416 $1,052 $358,953
16.2 50143 Leighton 538 — $296,359
16.3 50135 Kellogg 1,754 — $224,151
18.5 52222 Deep River 631 — $230,988
18.5 52211 Brooklyn 2,795 — $203,559
19.1 52586 Rose Hill 600 — $233,549
19.4 52595 University Park 545 — $159,179
19.5 52221 Guernsey 332 — $208,729
19.9 50214 Otley 719 — $354,596

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