50436
Forest City, Iowa.
Forest City, Winnebago County, IA · population 5,771
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$455 (+91%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $4,827 +3%
- $176,666$181,492 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $25,471 +16%
- $156,021$181,492 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.
- 50436$953
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 23 years.
Typical home values in zip 50436 rose 2.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Winnebago County, IA 58% · Hancock County, IA 42%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Forest City, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 50436
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 50436$181,492
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 50453 | Leland | 537 | — | $168,610 |
| 7.3 | 50432 | Crystal Lake | 283 | — | $88,995 |
| 10.3 | 50434 | Fertile | 396 | — | $179,363 |
| 10.8 | 50438 | Garner | 3,995 | — | $230,382 |
| 11.5 | 50478 | Thompson | 737 | — | $94,459 |
| 11.7 | 50446 | Joice | 476 | — | $204,014 |
| 12.6 | 50484 | Woden | 411 | — | $109,937 |
| 12.9 | 50423 | Britt | 2,291 | — | $155,716 |
| 13.0 | 50450 | Lake Mills | 2,952 | — | $172,251 |
| 13.2 | 50482 | Ventura | 748 | — | $321,767 |
| 14.1 | 50444 | Hanlontown | 394 | — | $208,490 |
| 16.4 | 50428 | Clear Lake | 9,071 | $1,075 | $339,516 |
| 17.4 | 50424 | Buffalo Center | 1,441 | — | $154,268 |
| 18.8 | 50449 | Klemme | 785 | — | $108,139 |
| 19.1 | 56051 | Kiester | 610 | — | $109,296 |
| 19.3 | 56029 | Emmons | 642 | — | $187,302 |
| 19.7 | 50480 | Titonka | 809 | — | $135,893 |
| 19.8 | 50483 | Wesley | 672 | — | $179,436 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.