Zip lookup · IA

52134
Chester, Iowa.

Chester, Howard County, IA · population 223

What it costs per month · 52134 $879/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$369 (+73%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,861 +6%
$157,526$167,387 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 52134 $879 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52134$879
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 52134 rose 6.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Chester, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $167,387 as of Sep 2026
+6.3%year on year

Typical home value — 52134

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52134 $167,387 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 52134$167,387
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.1 55951 Le Roy 1,385 — $209,757
6.6 52155 Lime Springs 1,110 — $240,546
9.0 50466 Riceville 1,972 — $235,506
10.0 55961 Ostrander 520 — $216,084
12.5 50455 McIntire 201 — $197,507
14.2 55975 Spring Valley 4,433 — $268,391
14.2 50628 Elma 1,423 — $220,894
16.0 52136 Cresco 5,840 — $210,610
16.8 55939 Harmony 1,973 — $260,734
17.3 55965 Preston 2,300 — $271,400
17.9 55909 Adams 1,387 — $253,148
18.2 50476 Stacyville 706 — $176,177
18.9 55936 Grand Meadow 1,785 — $262,821
19.1 55990 Wykoff 899 — $269,791
19.7 50603 Alta Vista 555 — $201,710

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