Zip lookup · IA

52141
Elgin, Iowa.

Elgin, Fayette County, IA · population 1,259

What it costs per month · 52141 $1,448/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$885 (+157%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $33,153 +14%
$242,727$275,880 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $98,384 +55%
$177,496$275,880 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 52141 $1,448 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52141$1,448
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 8 years.

Typical home values in zip 52141 rose 13.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Fayette County, IA 58% · Clayton County, IA 42%

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

Typical home value $275,880 as of Sep 2026
+13.7%year on year

Typical home value — 52141

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 52141 $275,880 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 52141$275,880
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.8 52135 Clermont 834 — $202,300
6.5 52169 Wadena 367 — $234,601
8.9 52077 Volga 313 — $319,410
10.5 52175 West Union 3,484 — $177,916
11.3 52142 Fayette 1,890 — $173,673
11.5 52156 Luana 769 — $328,538
11.8 52133 Castalia 673 — $287,475
12.4 52043 Elkader 2,058 — $283,162
12.5 52162 Postville 3,744 — $214,637
12.7 52072 Saint Olaf 454 — $308,393
13.6 50606 Arlington 803 — $242,901
14.5 52161 Ossian 1,532 — $273,955
14.6 52047 Farmersburg 462 — $277,461
16.7 52159 Monona 2,398 — $241,947
16.8 52147 Hawkeye 911 — $200,167
17.7 52076 Strawberry Point 2,258 — $294,527
17.9 50655 Maynard 739 — $176,608

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