50243
Sheldahl, Iowa.
Sheldahl, Polk County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 361
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$598 (+101%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $4,039 -2%
- $231,233$227,194 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $41,454 +22%
- $185,740$227,194 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.
- 50243$1,192
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.
Typical home values in zip 50243 fell 1.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Polk County, IA 37% · Story County, IA 32% · Boone County, IA 31%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Sheldahl, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50243
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50243$227,194
- Des Moines$292,513
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 50244 | Slater | 1,729 | — | $296,086 |
| 4.7 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | $1,616 | $429,534 |
| 5.0 | 50124 | Huxley | 4,859 | $1,150 | $344,001 |
| 5.3 | 50134 | Kelley | 770 | — | $348,673 |
| 6.0 | 50156 | Madrid | 4,575 | — | $285,152 |
| 6.5 | 50007 | Alleman | 444 | — | $381,604 |
| 8.8 | 50109 | Granger | 3,309 | — | $382,079 |
| 9.1 | 50046 | Cambridge | 1,554 | — | $330,922 |
| 10.0 | 50023 | Ankeny | 46,306 | $1,459 | $355,240 |
| 10.2 | 50073 | Elkhart | 1,208 | — | $327,938 |
| 11.6 | 50131 | Johnston | 24,583 | $1,356 | $401,338 |
| 11.6 | 50276 | Woodward | 2,679 | — | $289,551 |
| 11.9 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | $1,469 | $318,429 |
| 12.8 | 50014 | Ames | 32,958 | $1,240 | $312,833 |
| 12.9 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 13.0 | 50111 | Grimes | 16,865 | $1,396 | $346,634 |
| 14.9 | 50313 | Des Moines | 17,440 | $1,158 | $184,332 |
| 15.4 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 15.6 | 50035 | Bondurant | 10,131 | $1,245 | $331,526 |
| 16.1 | 50322 | Urbandale | 31,931 | $1,030 | $289,882 |
| 16.2 | 50039 | Bouton | 344 | — | $273,317 |
| 16.4 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | $913 | $231,801 |
| 16.8 | 50323 | Urbandale | 17,265 | $2,075 | $457,873 |
| 17.0 | 50063 | Dallas Center | 2,720 | — | $330,034 |
| 17.4 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 17.5 | 50036 | Boone | 16,154 | $814 | $210,679 |
| 17.7 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | — | $338,759 |
| 18.0 | 50324 | Windsor Heights | 5,143 | $1,400 | $284,142 |
| 18.0 | 50325 | Clive | 19,012 | $1,857 | $434,039 |
| 18.3 | 50311 | Des Moines | 14,574 | $942 | $225,988 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.