Cheapest ZIPs in Palo Alto County, IA

No ZIP in Palo Alto 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    50515
    Ayrshire, IA
    $147,845
    HavenScore: 49
  2. 2
    50562
    Mallard, IA
    $165,883
    HavenScore: 51
  3. 3
    50536
    Emmetsburg, IA
    $171,790
    HavenScore: 52
  4. 4
    51342
    Graettinger, IA
    $173,136
    HavenScore: 58
  5. 5
    51358
    Ruthven, IA
    $189,948
    HavenScore: 54
  6. 6
    50597
    Ottosen, IA
    $206,398
    HavenScore: 55
  7. 7
    50528
    Cylinder, IA
    $225,658
    HavenScore: 58

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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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto 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.