50056
Colo, Iowa.
Colo, Story County, IA · Ames, IA metro · population 1,003
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$762 (+129%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $10,752 +4%
- $246,958$257,710 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $66,548 +35%
- $191,162$257,710 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.
- 50056$1,353
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 50056 rose 4.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Colo, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50056
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50056$257,710
- Ames$277,302
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 50247 | State Center | 2,004 | — | $295,635 |
| 7.6 | 50201 | Nevada | 8,320 | $1,730 | $247,370 |
| 9.2 | 50278 | Zearing | 891 | — | $263,245 |
| 9.3 | 50055 | Collins | 1,102 | — | $272,672 |
| 10.7 | 50234 | Rhodes | 559 | — | $246,821 |
| 11.9 | 50154 | McCallsburg | 394 | — | $237,962 |
| 13.0 | 50161 | Maxwell | 2,296 | — | $326,490 |
| 13.4 | 50162 | Melbourne | 1,164 | — | $242,538 |
| 14.0 | 50236 | Roland | 1,761 | — | $258,955 |
| 14.7 | 50046 | Cambridge | 1,554 | — | $330,922 |
| 14.9 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | $1,251 | $294,371 |
| 15.8 | 50005 | Albion | 812 | — | $181,185 |
| 15.8 | 50028 | Baxter | 1,981 | — | $270,780 |
| 16.8 | 50168 | Mingo | 826 | — | $328,193 |
| 16.9 | 50206 | New Providence | 349 | — | $181,262 |
| 17.2 | 50120 | Haverhill | 428 | — | $285,558 |
| 18.3 | 50258 | Union | 958 | — | $192,301 |
| 18.3 | 50124 | Huxley | 4,859 | $1,150 | $344,001 |
| 18.8 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | — | $338,759 |
| 19.1 | 50148 | Liscomb | 406 | — | $180,439 |
| 19.6 | 50122 | Hubbard | 1,297 | — | $168,899 |
| 19.6 | 50073 | Elkhart | 1,208 | — | $327,938 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.