Zip lookup · IA

51035
Marcus, Iowa.

Marcus, Cherokee County, IA · population 1,627

What it costs per month · 51035 $967/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$502 (+108%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $2,976 -2%
$187,205$184,229 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $31,957 +21%
$152,272$184,229 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 51035 $967 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51035$967
  • 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 51035 fell 1.6% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Cherokee County, IA 99% · Plymouth County, IA 1%

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

Typical home value $184,229 as of Sep 2026
-1.6%year on year

Typical home value — 51035

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 51035 $184,229 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 51035$184,229
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.5 51014 Cleghorn 549 — $180,486
7.5 51050 Remsen 2,962 — $278,504
8.6 51037 Meriden 327 — $178,245
12.4 51012 Cherokee 6,311 — $148,662
13.1 51049 Quimby 448 — $118,439
13.8 51022 Granville 960 — $274,868
14.2 51046 Paullina 1,326 — $179,346
14.3 51048 Pierson 435 — $167,899
14.5 51061 Washta 389 — $138,970
15.0 51029 Larrabee 261 — $119,813
15.9 51028 Kingsley 2,191 — $254,996
16.9 51003 Alton 1,938 — $307,275
19.3 51031 Le Mars 12,808 — $278,510
19.6 51005 Aurelia 1,561 — $176,858

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