51002
Alta, Iowa.
Alta, Buena Vista County, IA · Storm Lake, IA metro · population 2,787
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$560 (+104%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $1,103 +1%
- $208,452$209,554 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $36,662 +21%
- $172,893$209,554 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.
- 51002$1,100
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in zip 51002 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Buena Vista County, IA 99% · Cherokee County, IA 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Alta, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 51002
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 51002$209,554
- Storm Lake$186,352
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 51005 | Aurelia | 1,561 | — | $176,858 |
| 8.3 | 50588 | Storm Lake | 13,431 | — | $193,666 |
| 10.2 | 50576 | Rembrandt | 277 | — | $150,233 |
| 12.7 | 51012 | Cherokee | 6,311 | — | $148,662 |
| 13.7 | 51020 | Galva | 632 | — | $199,047 |
| 14.2 | 51053 | Schaller | 1,016 | — | $161,811 |
| 15.4 | 51033 | Linn Grove | 421 | — | $200,722 |
| 16.5 | 51047 | Peterson | 693 | — | $168,195 |
| 17.2 | 51029 | Larrabee | 261 | — | $119,813 |
| 17.2 | 51049 | Quimby | 448 | — | $118,439 |
| 17.3 | 50585 | Sioux Rapids | 1,080 | — | $171,071 |
| 17.3 | 50568 | Newell | 1,384 | — | $166,717 |
| 17.6 | 50510 | Albert City | 1,042 | — | $152,811 |
| 18.5 | 51025 | Holstein | 1,925 | — | $195,915 |
| 18.6 | 51037 | Meriden | 327 | — | $178,245 |
| 18.9 | 50535 | Early | 1,198 | — | $154,398 |
| 19.8 | 50565 | Marathon | 380 | — | $107,884 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.