Buchanan County, IA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Buchanan County, IA is $208,667. There were 266 home sales in Buchanan County, IA over the past 12 months. The median residential Buchanan County, IA home value for transactions over the previous year is $175,000. The number of current listings in Buchanan County, IA is 255, and the percentage of properties for sale is 255.00%. The county has 14 foreclosures, 2 bank owned properties, 6 headed for auction, and 255 properties for sale.

Buchanan County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Independence

$ 200,120

$ 150/sqft

Rowley

$ 243,760

$ 216/sqft

Jesup

$ 263,820

$ 186/sqft

Brandon

$ 231,661

$ 205/sqft

Fairbank

$ 241,870

$ 170/sqft

Quasqueton

$ 176,756

$ 143/sqft

Hazleton

$ 175,822

$ 120/sqft

Aurora

$ 176,327

$ 118/sqft

Winthrop

$ 225,965

$ 176/sqft

Stanley

$ 149,290

$ 69/sqft

Lamont

$ 138,000

$ 111/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Buchanan County, IA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$229K$207K-9.61%
Median Sold Price$185.7K$173K-6.86%
Homes For Sale18125943.09%
Homes Sold499593.88%
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Price Per Square Foot

On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Buchanan County, IA

Buchanan County, IA home values range from $30,097 to $666,772. Rowley is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $319,475, and Hazleton is most affordable with average house prices of around $28,290.

Foreclosure
There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $361,896 in Lamont to the lowest value of $86,896 in Lamont. Foreclosure homes account for 3.00% of properties in Buchanan County, IA with Winthrop containing 3 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 1.46% of all residential properties in Buchanan County, IA with Rowley containing 1 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $162,415 in Jesup to the lowest home value of $86,896 in Lamont.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Buchanan County, IA ranges from the highest value of $136,000 in Winthrop to the lowest value of $103,718 in Independence. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.49% of properties in Buchanan County, IA. There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA; Winthrop containing 1 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Fairbank has 2 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Buchanan County, IA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.46% of all properties in Buchanan County, IA. There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $399,000 in Rowley to the lowest value of $123,097 in Rowley.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 62.04% of residential properties in Buchanan County, IA with Independence containing 133 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $197,612 in Quasqueton to the lowest value of $40,538 in Hazleton.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $534,892 in Fairbank to the lowest price of $30,097 in Fairbank. There are 11 cities within Buchanan County, IA. Independence has 65 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 31.14% of properties in Buchanan County, IA.

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      Guide for Buchanan County, IA

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