51527
Defiance, Iowa.
Defiance, Shelby County, IA · population 362
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$620 (+132%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,019 +3%
- $201,215$207,233 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $53,750 +35%
- $153,483$207,233 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.
- 51527$1,088
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 51527 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Shelby County, IA 83% · Crawford County, IA 17%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Defiance, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 51527
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 51527$207,233
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 51530 | Earling | 809 | — | $236,115 |
| 8.1 | 51454 | Manilla | 1,254 | — | $166,898 |
| 8.8 | 51446 | Irwin | 499 | — | $150,253 |
| 10.4 | 51528 | Dow City | 674 | — | $161,920 |
| 10.6 | 51562 | Panama | 506 | — | $253,102 |
| 12.9 | 51537 | Harlan | 6,382 | — | $204,536 |
| 13.7 | 51442 | Denison | 9,692 | — | $178,307 |
| 14.5 | 51529 | Dunlap | 1,732 | — | $199,198 |
| 15.6 | 51565 | Portsmouth | 516 | — | $274,255 |
| 16.0 | 51455 | Manning | 2,279 | — | $194,826 |
| 18.4 | 51543 | Kimballton | 478 | — | $126,453 |
| 19.2 | 51579 | Woodbine | 2,282 | — | $234,339 |
| 19.6 | 51465 | Vail | 689 | — | $202,029 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.