Zip lookup · IA

52169
Wadena, Iowa.

Wadena, Fayette County, IA · population 367

What it costs per month · 52169 $1,231/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$728 (+145%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $25,971 +12%
$208,630$234,601 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $87,663 +60%
$146,938$234,601 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 52169 $1,231 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52169$1,231
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 7 years.

Typical home values in zip 52169 rose 12.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Fayette County, IA 94% · Clayton County, IA 6%

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

Typical home value $234,601 as of Sep 2026
+12.4%year on year

Typical home value — 52169

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 52169 $234,601 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 52169$234,601
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 52077 Volga 313 — $319,410
6.5 52141 Elgin 1,259 — $275,880
7.0 52142 Fayette 1,890 — $173,673
7.1 50606 Arlington 803 — $242,901
11.9 52135 Clermont 834 — $202,300
12.0 52043 Elkader 2,058 — $283,162
12.8 52076 Strawberry Point 2,258 — $294,527
13.1 52175 West Union 3,484 — $177,916
13.3 50655 Maynard 739 — $176,608
15.0 52072 Saint Olaf 454 — $308,393
15.2 50671 Stanley 182 — $230,765
15.8 50650 Lamont 648 — $179,689
16.8 52147 Hawkeye 911 — $200,167
17.1 50607 Aurora 403 — $231,820
17.3 52156 Luana 769 — $328,538
17.8 50662 Oelwein 6,576 $928 $110,492
17.9 52047 Farmersburg 462 — $277,461
17.9 52133 Castalia 673 — $287,475
18.4 50681 Westgate 481 — $198,233
18.8 52038 Dundee 463 — $237,747
18.9 52042 Edgewood 1,804 — $313,136
19.0 52162 Postville 3,744 — $214,637
19.9 52161 Ossian 1,532 — $273,955

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