Monroe County, IA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Monroe County, IA is $151,169. There were 73 home sales in Monroe County, IA over the past 12 months. The median residential Monroe County, IA home value for transactions over the previous year is $160,000. The number of current listings in Monroe County, IA is 73, and the percentage of properties for sale is 73.00%. The county has 1 foreclosures, 0 bank owned properties, 1 headed for auction, and 73 properties for sale.

Monroe County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Albia

$ 153,452

$ 105/sqft

Lovilia

$ 95,972

$ 70/sqft

Melrose

$ 200,000

$ 143/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Monroe County, IA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$150K$160K6.67%
Median Sold Price$130K$111.2K-14.49%
Homes For Sale627216.13%
Homes Sold223977.27%
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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 Monroe County, IA

Monroe County, IA home values range from $18,715 to $615,000. Melrose is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $210,000, and Albia is most affordable with average house prices of around $134,500.

Foreclosure
There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $38,102 in Lovilia to the lowest value of $38,102 in Lovilia. Foreclosure homes account for 0.00% of properties in Monroe County, IA with Lovilia containing 1 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Monroe County, IA with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Monroe County, IA ranges from the highest value of $0 in N/A to the lowest value of $0 in N/A. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0% of properties in Monroe County, IA. There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA; N/A containing 0 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Lovilia has 1 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Monroe County, IA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.89% of all properties in Monroe County, IA. There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $38,102 in Lovilia to the lowest value of $38,102 in Lovilia.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 65.18% of residential properties in Monroe County, IA with Albia containing 58 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $639,000 in Melrose to the lowest value of $23,596 in Albia.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $216,989 in Melrose to the lowest price of $18,715 in Melrose. There are 3 cities within Monroe County, IA. Albia has 23 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 33.04% of properties in Monroe County, IA.

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      Guide for Monroe County, IA

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