50428
Clear Lake, Iowa.
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, IA · Mason City, IA metro · population 9,071
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$956 (+116%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,862 +5%
- $324,655$339,516 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $71,309 +27%
- $268,207$339,516 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.
- 50428$1,782
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 50428 rose 4.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Clear Lake, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 50428
Against the Mason City, IA metro and the national benchmark.
- 50428$1,075
- Mason City$951
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 50428
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50428$339,516
- Mason City$202,575
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | 50482 | Ventura | 748 | — | $321,767 |
| 9.2 | 50434 | Fertile | 396 | — | $179,363 |
| 9.6 | 50401 | Mason City | 28,703 | $975 | $160,317 |
| 10.8 | 50444 | Hanlontown | 394 | — | $208,490 |
| 11.7 | 50438 | Garner | 3,995 | — | $230,382 |
| 12.6 | 50449 | Klemme | 785 | — | $108,139 |
| 13.5 | 50469 | Rockwell | 1,527 | — | $213,645 |
| 13.5 | 50479 | Thornton | 655 | — | $158,630 |
| 13.6 | 50456 | Manly | 1,699 | — | $152,775 |
| 14.4 | 50446 | Joice | 476 | — | $204,014 |
| 16.2 | 50457 | Meservey | 463 | — | $101,596 |
| 16.4 | 50436 | Forest City | 5,771 | — | $181,492 |
| 16.4 | 50448 | Kensett | 620 | — | $183,165 |
| 17.6 | 50464 | Plymouth | 694 | — | $199,386 |
| 18.1 | 50439 | Goodell | 454 | — | $106,264 |
| 19.3 | 50458 | Nora Springs | 2,094 | — | $194,514 |
| 19.7 | 50475 | Sheffield | 1,446 | — | $181,949 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.