51537
Harlan, Iowa.
Harlan, Shelby County, IA · population 6,382
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$597 (+125%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,078 +4%
- $196,458$204,536 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $51,126 +33%
- $153,410$204,536 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.
- 51537$1,074
- 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 51537 rose 4.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Harlan, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 51537
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 51537$204,536
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.4 | 51446 | Irwin | 499 | — | $150,253 |
| 11.4 | 51531 | Elk Horn | 889 | — | $192,039 |
| 11.5 | 51543 | Kimballton | 478 | — | $126,453 |
| 11.6 | 51530 | Earling | 809 | — | $236,115 |
| 11.8 | 51521 | Avoca | 1,953 | — | $235,375 |
| 11.8 | 51565 | Portsmouth | 516 | — | $274,255 |
| 12.0 | 51562 | Panama | 506 | — | $253,102 |
| 12.1 | 51570 | Shelby | 1,118 | — | $256,061 |
| 12.9 | 51527 | Defiance | 362 | — | $207,233 |
| 13.5 | 51577 | Walnut | 1,561 | — | $199,093 |
| 14.5 | 51552 | Marne | 169 | — | $190,206 |
| 16.2 | 51563 | Persia | 629 | — | $257,378 |
| 16.7 | 51454 | Manilla | 1,254 | — | $166,898 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.