Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Fayette County, IA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Fayette County, IA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Fayette County, IA

No ZIP in Fayette County, IAclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
50662
Oelwein, IA
$113,819
HavenScore: 58
2
52142
Fayette, IA
$174,808
HavenScore: 48
3
52175
West Union, IA
$175,485
HavenScore: 53
4
50655
Maynard, IA
$176,307
HavenScore: 55
5
52147
Hawkeye, IA
$197,727
HavenScore: 55
6
50681
Westgate, IA
$202,637
HavenScore: 57
7
52135
Clermont, IA
$205,936
HavenScore: 53
8
50606
Arlington, IA
$231,442
HavenScore: 37
9
52169
Wadena, IA
$232,020
HavenScore: 42
10
52171
$238,934
HavenScore: 57

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Fayette County, IA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Fayette County, IA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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