Zip lookup · IA

50256
Tracy, Iowa.

Tracy, Marion County, IA · Pella, IA metro · population 643

What it costs per month · 50256 $979/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$479 (+96%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $8,339 +5%
$178,215$186,554 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $35,012 +23%
$151,542$186,554 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50256 $979 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50256$979
  • 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 50256 rose 4.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Marion County, IA 77% · Mahaska County, IA 23%

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

Typical home value $186,554 as of Sep 2026
+4.7%year on year

Typical home value — 50256

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50256 $186,554 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 50256$186,554
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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3.6 50119 Harvey 392 — $167,725
4.6 50044 Bussey 901 — $176,093
7.1 50116 Hamilton 261 — $187,726
7.8 50143 Leighton 538 — $296,359
10.1 50150 Lovilia 736 — $147,190
10.4 50138 Knoxville 11,117 $906 $208,635
10.8 50219 Pella 14,416 $1,052 $358,953
12.0 52534 Beacon 321 — $136,297
13.0 52577 Oskaloosa 14,585 — $190,784
15.4 52595 University Park 545 — $159,179
15.5 50214 Otley 719 — $354,596
15.5 52553 Eddyville 1,846 — $189,248
17.3 52531 Albia 6,036 — $174,727
17.4 50163 Melcher Dallas 689 — $145,615
17.4 50062 Melcher Dallas 789 — $235,330
18.3 50207 New Sharon 2,325 — $228,367

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