50261
Van Meter, Iowa.
Van Meter, Madison County, IA · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro · population 3,399
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,182 (+113%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,490 +1%
- $419,149$424,639 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $84,872 +25%
- $339,767$424,639 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.
- 50261$2,229
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 50261 rose 1.3% over the past year — in step with the nation.
This zip spans 2 counties: Madison County, IA 80% · Dallas County, IA 20%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Van Meter, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50261
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50261$424,639
- Des Moines$292,513
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
Showing 30 of 32 zips in range — sorting picks from all 32.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.6 | 50069 | De Soto | 1,109 | — | $259,135 |
| 6.7 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | — | $605,442 |
| 8.6 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | $1,368 | $334,561 |
| 9.5 | 50263 | Waukee | 29,611 | $1,632 | $343,051 |
| 10.0 | 50229 | Prole | 1,585 | — | $492,554 |
| 10.3 | 50072 | Earlham | 2,979 | — | $362,214 |
| 11.1 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | $1,310 | $308,180 |
| 11.6 | 50003 | Adel | 9,948 | $1,094 | $402,637 |
| 11.6 | 50160 | Martensdale | 569 | — | $221,352 |
| 11.9 | 50325 | Clive | 19,012 | $1,857 | $434,039 |
| 12.0 | 50273 | Winterset | 8,950 | — | $294,563 |
| 12.2 | 50211 | Norwalk | 16,835 | $1,208 | $342,660 |
| 12.9 | 50323 | Urbandale | 17,265 | $2,075 | $457,873 |
| 13.9 | 50240 | Saint Charles | 2,393 | — | $398,056 |
| 13.9 | 50321 | Des Moines | 7,900 | $1,057 | $355,961 |
| 14.3 | 50324 | Windsor Heights | 5,143 | $1,400 | $284,142 |
| 14.9 | 50312 | Des Moines | 15,802 | $1,144 | $294,463 |
| 14.9 | 50322 | Urbandale | 31,931 | $1,030 | $289,882 |
| 15.7 | 50063 | Dallas Center | 2,720 | — | $330,034 |
| 15.8 | 50311 | Des Moines | 14,574 | $942 | $225,988 |
| 16.3 | 50070 | Dexter | 1,221 | — | $240,185 |
| 16.5 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | $1,073 | $194,462 |
| 16.6 | 50111 | Grimes | 16,865 | $1,396 | $346,634 |
| 16.9 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | $913 | $231,801 |
| 17.5 | 50309 | Des Moines | 10,110 | $1,261 | $244,123 |
| 17.6 | 50222 | Peru | 328 | — | $330,070 |
| 17.7 | 50314 | Des Moines | 10,438 | $1,082 | $158,505 |
| 17.8 | 50233 | Redfield | 1,406 | — | $223,810 |
| 18.6 | 50320 | Des Moines | 24,807 | $1,220 | $263,487 |
| 18.9 | 50131 | Johnston | 24,583 | $1,356 | $401,338 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.