51246
Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Rock Rapids, Lyon County, IA · population 4,041
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$766 (+134%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $22,701 +10%
- $232,225$254,926 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $77,531 +44%
- $177,395$254,926 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.
- 51246$1,338
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in zip 51246 rose 9.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rock Rapids, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 51246
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 51246$254,926
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 51242 | Lester | 379 | — | $287,401 |
| 9.3 | 51230 | Alvord | 478 | — | $263,749 |
| 9.5 | 51235 | Doon | 1,007 | — | $292,210 |
| 10.3 | 51237 | George | 1,605 | — | $200,132 |
| 13.1 | 56138 | Hills | 927 | — | $235,450 |
| 13.2 | 51243 | Little Rock | 735 | — | $183,899 |
| 14.8 | 51241 | Larchwood | 2,103 | — | $349,601 |
| 15.6 | 51239 | Hull | 2,876 | — | $317,862 |
| 16.5 | 56156 | Luverne | 6,371 | — | $257,657 |
| 16.8 | 51240 | Inwood | 1,914 | — | $302,331 |
| 17.5 | 56110 | Adrian | 1,633 | — | $254,304 |
| 17.7 | 51234 | Boyden | 1,172 | — | $290,585 |
| 18.4 | 51247 | Rock Valley | 5,094 | — | $309,077 |
| 19.3 | 57068 | Valley Springs | 1,603 | — | $354,624 |
| 19.6 | 51232 | Ashton | 658 | — | $177,682 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.