Zip lookup · IA

50601
Ackley, Iowa.

Ackley, Hardin County, IA · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro · population 2,299

What it costs per month · 50601 $752/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$379 (+102%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,326 +5%
$135,860$143,186 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $25,802 +22%
$117,384$143,186 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 50601 $752 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50601$752
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.

Typical home values in zip 50601 rose 5.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Franklin County, IA 36% · Hardin County, IA 30% · Butler County, IA 18% · Grundy County, IA 16%

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

Typical home value $143,186 as of Sep 2026
+5.4%year on year

Typical home value — 50601

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50601 $143,186 Waterloo $197,585 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50601$143,186
  • Waterloo$197,585
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.1 50633 Geneva 423 — $164,934
8.3 50604 Aplington 1,590 — $180,640
9.8 50672 Steamboat Rock 611 — $190,047
10.5 50680 Wellsburg 1,027 — $161,338
10.5 50126 Iowa Falls 6,368 — $159,432
13.2 50625 Dumont 930 — $137,136
14.5 50665 Parkersburg 2,693 — $245,241
14.6 50441 Hampton 5,450 — $140,723
15.1 50627 Eldora 3,276 — $129,714
15.2 50642 Holland 577 — $215,394
17.5 50602 Allison 1,254 — $169,474
18.0 50006 Alden 1,437 — $152,788
19.7 50638 Grundy Center 3,441 — $195,881

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