50448
Kensett, Iowa.
Kensett, Worth County, IA · Mason City, IA metro · population 620
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$556 (+137%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $10,632 +6%
- $172,533$183,165 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $56,555 +45%
- $126,610$183,165 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.
- 50448$961
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.
Typical home values in zip 50448 rose 6.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Kensett, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50448
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50448$183,165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 50456 | Manly | 1,699 | — | $152,775 |
| 6.6 | 50459 | Northwood | 3,045 | — | $204,393 |
| 8.0 | 50444 | Hanlontown | 394 | — | $208,490 |
| 9.1 | 50440 | Grafton | 361 | — | $181,500 |
| 10.4 | 50446 | Joice | 476 | — | $204,014 |
| 11.0 | 50464 | Plymouth | 694 | — | $199,386 |
| 12.3 | 50434 | Fertile | 396 | — | $179,363 |
| 13.8 | 50401 | Mason City | 28,703 | $975 | $160,317 |
| 13.9 | 56036 | Glenville | 1,740 | — | $238,953 |
| 14.5 | 50450 | Lake Mills | 2,952 | — | $172,251 |
| 15.9 | 50472 | Saint Ansgar | 2,560 | — | $249,500 |
| 16.4 | 50428 | Clear Lake | 9,071 | $1,075 | $339,516 |
| 17.9 | 50458 | Nora Springs | 2,094 | — | $194,514 |
| 18.6 | 56029 | Emmons | 642 | — | $187,302 |
| 18.7 | 55953 | Lyle | 901 | — | $197,963 |
| 19.6 | 50482 | Ventura | 748 | — | $321,767 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.