Zip lookup · IA

51242
Lester, Iowa.

Lester, Lyon County, IA · population 379

What it costs per month · 51242 $1,508/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$692 (+85%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $12,513 +5%
$274,887$287,401 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 51242 $1,508 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 51242$1,508
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 51242 rose 4.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Typical home value $287,401 as of Sep 2026
+4.6%year on year

Typical home value — 51242

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 51242 $287,401 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 51242$287,401
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

10 mi 20 mi 50 mi
Miles Zip City Population Rent Home value
5.3 51230 Alvord 478 — $263,749
6.2 51241 Larchwood 2,103 — $349,601
7.3 56138 Hills 927 — $235,450
8.7 51246 Rock Rapids 4,041 — $254,926
10.4 51240 Inwood 1,914 — $302,331
11.3 51235 Doon 1,007 — $292,210
12.5 57068 Valley Springs 1,603 — $354,624
16.6 51247 Rock Valley 5,094 — $309,077
16.7 57005 Brandon 12,290 $1,166 $393,063
16.9 56156 Luverne 6,371 — $257,657
16.9 57110 Sioux Falls 23,313 $1,322 $428,667
17.5 57013 Canton 4,504 — $297,954
17.5 57032 Harrisburg 10,467 $1,400 $366,055
18.1 51237 George 1,605 — $200,132
18.6 51239 Hull 2,876 — $317,862
18.7 57108 Sioux Falls 33,966 $1,390 $436,478
19.2 57103 Sioux Falls 35,582 $1,481 $287,638

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