50248
Story City, Iowa.
Story City, Story County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 4,216
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$799 (+114%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $12,610 +5%
- $273,308$285,918 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $62,905 +28%
- $223,013$285,918 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.
- 50248$1,501
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 50248 rose 4.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Story County, IA 54% · Hamilton County, IA 36% · Boone County, IA 10%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Story City, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50248
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50248$285,918
- Ames$277,302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | — | $338,759 |
| 6.9 | 50236 | Roland | 1,761 | — | $258,955 |
| 8.1 | 50130 | Jewell | 1,468 | — | $216,067 |
| 10.2 | 50075 | Ellsworth | 807 | — | $214,705 |
| 10.7 | 50014 | Ames | 32,958 | $1,240 | $312,833 |
| 10.7 | 50246 | Stanhope | 614 | — | $175,762 |
| 11.1 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 11.4 | 50154 | McCallsburg | 394 | — | $237,962 |
| 11.6 | 50230 | Radcliffe | 1,145 | — | $202,113 |
| 14.0 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 14.3 | 50036 | Boone | 16,154 | $814 | $210,679 |
| 15.6 | 50249 | Stratford | 1,312 | — | $203,100 |
| 16.3 | 50278 | Zearing | 891 | — | $263,245 |
| 17.3 | 50122 | Hubbard | 1,297 | — | $168,899 |
| 17.7 | 50134 | Kelley | 770 | — | $348,673 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.