50434
Fertile, Iowa.
Fertile, Worth County, IA · Mason City, IA metro · population 396
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$493 (+110%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,685 +5%
- $170,678$179,363 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $41,772 +30%
- $137,591$179,363 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.
- 50434$941
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 50434 rose 5.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Worth County, IA 59% · Cerro Gordo County, IA 41%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Fertile, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50434
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50434$179,363
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 50444 | Hanlontown | 394 | — | $208,490 |
| 5.5 | 50446 | Joice | 476 | — | $204,014 |
| 9.2 | 50428 | Clear Lake | 9,071 | $1,075 | $339,516 |
| 9.4 | 50482 | Ventura | 748 | — | $321,767 |
| 10.3 | 50436 | Forest City | 5,771 | — | $181,492 |
| 11.6 | 50450 | Lake Mills | 2,952 | — | $172,251 |
| 12.3 | 50453 | Leland | 537 | — | $168,610 |
| 12.3 | 50448 | Kensett | 620 | — | $183,165 |
| 12.3 | 50456 | Manly | 1,699 | — | $152,775 |
| 13.1 | 50438 | Garner | 3,995 | — | $230,382 |
| 14.8 | 50401 | Mason City | 28,703 | $975 | $160,317 |
| 16.5 | 50459 | Northwood | 3,045 | — | $204,393 |
| 17.3 | 50432 | Crystal Lake | 283 | — | $88,995 |
| 18.5 | 50449 | Klemme | 785 | — | $108,139 |
| 18.8 | 56029 | Emmons | 642 | — | $187,302 |
| 19.2 | 50464 | Plymouth | 694 | — | $199,386 |
| 19.3 | 50478 | Thompson | 737 | — | $94,459 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.