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Housing market · June 2026

Palo Alto County Housing Market

Monthly home prices and sales for Palo Alto County, Iowa — a $149,578 median sale price in June 2026, down 11.5% from a year earlier.

Median sale price
$149,578
June 2026
Year over year
-11.5%
median sale price vs. June 2025
Homes sold
12
June 2026
Homes for sale
49
inventory, June 2026
Median days on market
68 days
June 2026
As of
June 2026
latest month reported
Median sale price in Palo Alto County, monthlyJanuary 2017June 2026
20182020202220242026$150k

Gaps are months Redfin suppressed (fewer than 3 sales) or did not report — never interpolated.

Palo Alto County housing market at a glance

Latest month with the change versus June 2025 — always the same month a year earlier, never the prior month (the data is not seasonally adjusted).

MeasureJune 2026Y/Y
Median sale price$149,578-11.5%
Median price per square foot$98-2.2%
Median new-listing price$153,077+39.2%
Homes sold12+9.1%
New listings13+44.4%
Pending sales12+50.0%
Homes for sale (inventory)49+16.7%
Median days on market68 days+8 days
Months of supply4.2+0.4 mo.
Sold above list price18.3%+9.2 pts

Months with fewer than 3 sales are not shown — medians on so few transactions are noise, so those cells (and chart segments) stay empty rather than being estimated.

What renting costs here: Palo Alto County fair market rents — HUD rent levels by bedroom count (2-bedroom: $919/mo).
What's being built: Palo Alto County building permits — new housing supply (8 units permitted, 12 mo).
How fast shelter costs rise: CPI shelter inflation — the national trend in rent and housing costs.

Palo Alto County housing market — FAQ

What is the median home price in Palo Alto County?+

The median home sale price in Palo Alto County, Iowa was $149,578 in June 2026 ($98 per square foot). Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Are home prices in Palo Alto County rising or falling?+

As of June 2026, the median sale price in Palo Alto County is down 11.5% versus June 2025. Comparisons are always year over year — the data is not seasonally adjusted, so adjacent months mostly reflect the season, not the market.

How many homes sold in Palo Alto County?+

12 homes sold in Palo Alto County in June 2026; 97 sold over the trailing 12 months.

Why are some months missing?+

Months where Palo Alto County recorded fewer than 3 sales are not shown — medians and ratios on so few transactions are noise. Gaps stay gaps: nothing is interpolated. Counts of homes sold are kept whenever Redfin reports them.