Zip lookup · IA

52551
Douds, Iowa.

Douds, Van Buren County, IA · population 782

What it costs per month · 52551 $1,239/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$784 (+172%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,513 +5%
$224,521$236,034 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $72,461 +44%
$163,573$236,034 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 52551 $1,239 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 52551$1,239
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 52551 rose 5.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Van Buren County, IA 92% · Davis County, IA 8%

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

Typical home value $236,034 as of Sep 2026
+5.1%year on year

Typical home value — 52551

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 52551 $236,034 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 52551$236,034
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.0 52567 Libertyville 506 — $196,817
8.1 52535 Birmingham 725 — $187,669
8.1 52560 Floris 458 — $220,640
9.4 52570 Milton 1,130 — $158,304
10.0 52554 Eldon 1,078 — $109,603
10.1 52565 Keosauqua 1,518 — $205,789
13.5 52542 Cantril 588 — $180,177
13.6 52533 Batavia 1,201 — $186,888
13.7 52584 Pulaski 420 — $143,835
15.4 52530 Agency 945 — $185,890
15.5 52651 Stockport 398 — $194,200
16.7 52556 Fairfield 11,448 $743 $180,089
17.1 52537 Bloomfield 7,069 — $232,401
18.1 52620 Bonaparte 1,097 — $192,136

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