Zip lookup · IA

52251
Ladora, Iowa.

Ladora, Iowa County, IA · population 544

What it costs per month · 52251 $805/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$429 (+114%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,498 +4%
$146,904$153,401 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $34,823 +29%
$118,579$153,401 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 52251 $805 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52251$805
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 52251 rose 4.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $153,401 as of Sep 2026
+4.4%year on year

Typical home value — 52251

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 52251 $153,401 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 52251$153,401
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.3 52347 Victor 1,386 — $164,888
7.8 52301 Marengo 4,028 — $192,165
8.3 52221 Guernsey 332 — $208,729
9.4 52232 Hartwick 277 — $228,481
10.6 52220 Conroy 199 — $196,193
10.8 52361 Williamsburg 4,582 — $273,818
11.7 52222 Deep River 631 — $230,988
12.4 52208 Belle Plaine 2,877 — $158,619
13.2 52211 Brooklyn 2,795 — $203,559
13.3 52316 North English 1,597 — $182,467
13.4 52334 South Amana 181 — $268,512
14.3 52257 Luzerne 216 — $307,197
14.6 52209 Blairstown 1,158 — $253,278
16.9 52236 Homestead 564 — $309,347
17.1 52215 Chelsea 960 — $251,849
17.1 52325 Parnell 477 — $311,983
17.3 50136 Keswick 376 — $140,740
17.5 52203 Amana 2,231 — $271,379
18.1 52354 Watkins 420 — $459,555
18.6 50157 Malcom 473 — $224,262
18.9 50171 Montezuma 2,524 — $285,812
19.0 52335 South English 644 — $175,384

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