Buyer’s-market ZIPs · September 2026 dataUpdated SEP 1, 2026

Iowa buyer’s-market ZIPs

In the latest monthly data, 87 of 144 ranked ZIPs in Iowa tilt toward buyers on the buyer-seller gauge — conditions change month to month. The gauge reads inventory, days-on-market, price-cut share, sale-to-list, and price-acceleration signals; sources: Zillow, Realtor, Redfin.

#	ZIP	Score	Gauge	Median value	Days on market
01	50309Des Moines, IA	53	Buyer's Market	$245K	95 days
02	50323Urbandale, IA	67	Buyer's Market	$459K	73 days
03	50021Ankeny, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$321K	69 days
04	50226Polk City, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$429K	89 days
05	50313Des Moines, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$188K	58 days
06	52632Keokuk, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$84K	69 days
07	52501Ottumwa, IA	62	Leaning Buyer	$126K	66 days
08	50263Waukee, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$342K	71 days
09	52544Centerville, IA	52	Leaning Buyer	$107K	71 days
10	50317Des Moines, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$195K	59 days
11	50009Altoona, IA	59	Leaning Buyer	$321K	60 days
12	50501Fort Dodge, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$132K	64 days
13	52601Burlington, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$127K	50 days
14	50312Des Moines, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$298K	55 days
15	50322Urbandale, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$295K	52 days
16	51566Red Oak, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$136K	89 days
17	50266West Des Moines, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$338K	57 days
18	50310Des Moines, IA	59	Leaning Buyer	$237K	43 days
19	50314Des Moines, IA	52	Leaning Buyer	$166K	93 days
20	50316Des Moines, IA	59	Leaning Buyer	$164K	50 days
21	50325Clive, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$435K	53 days
22	50703Waterloo, IA	59	Leaning Buyer	$97K	58 days
23	50036Boone, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$215K	53 days
24	52627Fort Madison, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$111K	64 days
25	50588Storm Lake, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$196K	65 days
26	50701Waterloo, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$190K	49 days
27	50035Bondurant, IA	63	Leaning Buyer	$331K	57 days
28	50315Des Moines, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$199K	46 days
29	50327Pleasant Hill, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$322K	47 days
30	51442Denison, IA	56	Leaning Buyer	$182K	110 days
31	50265West Des Moines, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$314K	50 days
32	50131Johnston, IA	62	Leaning Buyer	$404K	57 days
33	50273Winterset, IA	51	Leaning Buyer	$300K	67 days
34	50208Newton, IA	55	Leaning Buyer	$207K	64 days
35	51103Sioux City, IA	56	Leaning Buyer	$164K	60 days
36	50049Chariton, IA	55	Leaning Buyer	$177K	71 days
37	50311Des Moines, IA	54	Leaning Buyer	$233K	48 days
38	50595Webster City, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$156K	71 days
39	50702Waterloo, IA	61	Leaning Buyer	$152K	50 days
40	51106Sioux City, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$226K	32 days
41	50023Ankeny, IA	64	Leaning Buyer	$357K	53 days
42	50707Evansdale, IA	55	Leaning Buyer	$159K	47 days
43	50211Norwalk, IA	59	Leaning Buyer	$346K	63 days
44	50219Pella, IA	55	Leaning Buyer	$363K	85 days
45	50003Adel, IA	57	Leaning Buyer	$402K	76 days
46	50320Des Moines, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$266K	49 days
47	51104Sioux City, IA	58	Leaning Buyer	$231K	44 days
48	52556Fairfield, IA	54	Leaning Buyer	$185K	72 days
49	50111Grimes, IA	63	Leaning Buyer	$349K	52 days
50	50022Atlantic, IA	60	Leaning Buyer	$165K	123 days

Showing the 50 most buyer-tilted of 87 Iowa ZIPs currently tilting toward buyers.

Ranked by how far the buyer-seller gauge tilts toward buyers; the gauge is a HavenScore composite and its five labels run from Buyer’s Market to Seller’s Market. Median value is Zillow ZHVI; days on market is Realtor. Only ZIPs with 5,000+ residents are ranked — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. A buyer tilt describes current conditions, not where prices go next. How the gauge works →