Zip lookup · IA

51230
Alvord, Iowa.

Alvord, Lyon County, IA · population 478

What it costs per month · 51230 $1,384/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$700 (+102%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $36,299 +16%
$227,450$263,749 since Sep 2025

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 51230 $1,384 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51230$1,384
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 51230 rose 16.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $263,749 as of Sep 2026
+16.0%year on year

Typical home value — 51230

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51230 $263,749 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 51230$263,749
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.3 51242 Lester 379 — $287,401
6.8 51235 Doon 1,007 — $292,210
7.5 51240 Inwood 1,914 — $302,331
9.3 51246 Rock Rapids 4,041 — $254,926
9.5 51241 Larchwood 2,103 — $349,601
11.3 51247 Rock Valley 5,094 — $309,077
12.6 56138 Hills 927 — $235,450
13.9 51239 Hull 2,876 — $317,862
15.8 57013 Canton 4,504 — $297,954
16.2 51237 George 1,605 — $200,132
17.4 57068 Valley Springs 1,603 — $354,624
18.9 51234 Boyden 1,172 — $290,585
18.9 57032 Harrisburg 10,467 $1,400 $366,055
19.6 51250 Sioux Center 9,970 — $349,642

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