51638
Essex, Iowa.
Essex, Page County, IA · population 1,258
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$518 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,928 +5%
- $175,093$183,021 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $47,940 +35%
- $135,080$183,021 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.
- 51638$961
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 51638 rose 4.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Page County, IA 98% · Montgomery County, IA 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Essex, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 51638
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 51638$183,021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 51601 | Shenandoah | 5,629 | — | $133,148 |
| 12.0 | 51636 | Coin | 455 | — | $172,908 |
| 12.3 | 51566 | Red Oak | 7,010 | $650 | $134,997 |
| 13.0 | 51632 | Clarinda | 6,624 | — | $164,032 |
| 13.2 | 51573 | Stanton | 979 | — | $201,394 |
| 13.7 | 51639 | Farragut | 919 | — | $177,025 |
| 14.1 | 51649 | Randolph | 346 | — | $201,047 |
| 14.8 | 51533 | Emerson | 844 | — | $190,219 |
| 17.6 | 51540 | Hastings | 372 | — | $207,294 |
| 17.7 | 50864 | Villisca | 1,662 | — | $135,240 |
| 18.7 | 51650 | Riverton | 197 | — | $113,707 |
| 19.5 | 51652 | Sidney | 1,569 | — | $192,644 |
| 19.8 | 51551 | Malvern | 1,842 | — | $251,107 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.