Zip lookup · IA

50254
Thayer, Iowa.

Thayer, Union County, IA · population 296

What it costs per month · 50254 $1,349/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$688 (+104%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $29,047 +13%
$227,970$257,017 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 50254 $1,349 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50254$1,349
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 50254 rose 12.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $257,017 as of Sep 2026
+12.7%year on year

Typical home value — 50254

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50254 $257,017 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 50254$257,017
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.5 50174 Murray 1,259 — $168,120
6.7 50830 Afton 1,846 — $207,842
9.2 50074 Ellston 215 — $298,799
11.1 50149 Lorimor 883 — $267,973
12.8 50108 Grand River 376 — $199,635
15.9 50262 Van Wert 263 — $174,591
16.1 50213 Osceola 7,489 $1,066 $191,882
16.8 50222 Peru 328 — $330,070
17.9 50801 Creston 9,034 — $153,219
17.9 50257 Truro 914 — $292,612

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