50278
Zearing, Iowa.
Zearing, Story County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 891
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$772 (+127%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,889 +6%
- $248,356$263,245 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $66,073 +34%
- $197,172$263,245 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.
- 50278$1,382
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 50278 rose 6.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Zearing, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50278
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50278$263,245
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 50154 | McCallsburg | 394 | — | $237,962 |
| 8.8 | 50206 | New Providence | 349 | — | $181,262 |
| 9.2 | 50056 | Colo | 1,003 | — | $257,710 |
| 9.5 | 50236 | Roland | 1,761 | — | $258,955 |
| 10.3 | 50122 | Hubbard | 1,297 | — | $168,899 |
| 11.1 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 11.5 | 50247 | State Center | 2,004 | — | $295,635 |
| 12.5 | 50258 | Union | 958 | — | $192,301 |
| 13.0 | 50230 | Radcliffe | 1,145 | — | $202,113 |
| 14.0 | 50005 | Albion | 812 | — | $181,185 |
| 15.7 | 50148 | Liscomb | 406 | — | $180,439 |
| 16.3 | 50248 | Story City | 4,216 | — | $285,918 |
| 16.9 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 17.2 | 50627 | Eldora | 3,276 | — | $129,714 |
| 17.6 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | — | $338,759 |
| 18.4 | 50075 | Ellsworth | 807 | — | $214,705 |
| 18.5 | 50055 | Collins | 1,102 | — | $272,672 |
| 19.1 | 50234 | Rhodes | 559 | — | $246,821 |
| 19.7 | 50162 | Melbourne | 1,164 | — | $242,538 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.