Zip lookup · IA

50629
Fairbank, Iowa.

Fairbank, Buchanan County, IA · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro · population 2,082

What it costs per month · 50629 $1,404/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$786 (+127%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,365 +7%
$251,059$267,425 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $72,390 +37%
$195,035$267,425 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 50629 $1,404 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50629$1,404
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 50629 rose 6.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Buchanan County, IA 32% · Bremer County, IA 29% · Fayette County, IA 22% · Black Hawk County, IA 16%

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

Typical home value $267,425 as of Sep 2026
+6.5%year on year

Typical home value — 50629

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50629 $267,425 Waterloo $197,585 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50629$267,425
  • Waterloo$197,585
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.2 50626 Dunkerton 1,468 — $238,919
8.1 50662 Oelwein 6,576 $928 $110,492
8.1 50668 Readlyn 1,216 — $223,780
8.8 50641 Hazleton 1,950 — $170,350
10.0 50681 Westgate 481 — $198,233
12.1 50703 Waterloo 17,952 $880 $93,355
12.8 50655 Maynard 739 — $176,608
13.0 50622 Denver 3,549 — $309,651
13.2 50648 Jesup 4,269 — $263,984
13.9 50674 Sumner 3,446 — $211,444
14.0 50667 Raymond 899 — $239,673
14.3 50671 Stanley 182 — $230,765
14.5 50676 Tripoli 2,017 — $172,983
14.7 50644 Independence 8,419 $888 $210,228
15.2 50707 Evansdale 7,784 — $155,983
16.9 50634 Gilbertville 761 — $213,740
17.1 50607 Aurora 403 — $231,820
17.4 50702 Waterloo 20,882 $861 $149,921
19.4 52142 Fayette 1,890 — $173,673
20.0 50677 Waverly 12,673 $1,200 $280,063

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