Zip lookup · IA

50529
Dakota City, Iowa.

Dakota City, Humboldt County, IA · population 752

What it costs per month · 50529 $704/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$333 (+89%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,575 +9%
$123,645$134,221 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $17,429 +15%
$116,791$134,221 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 50529 $704 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50529$704
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 25 years.

Typical home values in zip 50529 rose 8.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $134,221 as of Sep 2026
+8.6%year on year

Typical home value — 50529

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 50529 $134,221 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 50529$134,221
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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1.4 50548 Humboldt 5,722 — $188,096
7.1 50582 Rutland 170 — $106,602
7.5 50516 Badger 586 — $174,746
8.0 50545 Hardy 139 — $184,539
8.1 50591 Thor 405 — $123,087
10.2 50558 Livermore 653 — $126,937
11.6 50524 Clare 439 — $244,926
12.5 50541 Gilmore City 1,067 — $96,192
12.5 50594 Vincent 288 — $149,092
12.9 50519 Bode 765 — $143,095
13.5 50542 Goldfield 859 — $136,087
14.6 50577 Renwick 341 — $109,826
15.5 50533 Eagle Grove 3,977 — $117,783
15.9 50501 Fort Dodge 28,823 $804 $129,556
16.9 50560 Lu Verne 732 — $163,992
17.2 50518 Barnum 365 — $200,876
19.5 50581 Rolfe 809 — $70,615

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