Pottawattamie County, IA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Pottawattamie County, IA is $225,912. There were 1,433 home sales in Pottawattamie County, IA over the past 12 months. The median residential Pottawattamie County, IA home value for transactions over the previous year is $205,000. The number of current listings in Pottawattamie County, IA is 1,231, and the percentage of properties for sale is 1231.00%. The county has 58 foreclosures, 1 bank owned properties, 24 headed for auction, and 1,231 properties for sale.

Pottawattamie County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Council Bluffs

$ 225,352

$ 203/sqft

Minden

$ 216,064

$ 190/sqft

Carter Lake

$ 212,503

$ 196/sqft

Treynor

$ 338,309

$ 275/sqft

Oakland

$ 198,064

$ 164/sqft

Walnut

$ 122,026

$ 122/sqft

Avoca

$ 182,284

$ 167/sqft

Honey Creek

$ 625,000

$ 380/sqft

Crescent

$ 301,364

$ 220/sqft

Macedonia

$ 126,076

$ 150/sqft

Underwood

$ 360,530

$ 285/sqft

Mc Clelland

$ 365,000

$ 181/sqft

Neola

$ 246,405

$ 188/sqft

Hancock

$ 170,645

$ 156/sqft

Carson

$ 205,234

$ 171/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Pottawattamie County, IA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$257.3K$250K-2.82%
Median Sold Price$213.4K$234.6K9.91%
Homes For Sale8301,21446.27%
Homes Sold708533-24.72%
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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 Pottawattamie County, IA

Pottawattamie County, IA home values range from $15,026 to $1,150,000. Walnut is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $499,990, and Avoca is most affordable with average house prices of around $119,900.

Foreclosure
There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $330,817 in Avoca to the lowest value of $42,575 in Avoca. Foreclosure homes account for 3.00% of properties in Pottawattamie County, IA with Council Bluffs containing 49 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 1.74% of all residential properties in Pottawattamie County, IA with Council Bluffs containing 29 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $397,845 in Crescent to the lowest home value of $100,838 in Council Bluffs.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Pottawattamie County, IA ranges from the highest value of $182,933 in Council Bluffs to the lowest value of $182,933 in Council Bluffs. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.05% of properties in Pottawattamie County, IA. There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA; Council Bluffs containing 1 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Council Bluffs has 19 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Pottawattamie County, IA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.26% of all properties in Pottawattamie County, IA. There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $389,515 in Carson to the lowest value of $42,575 in Carson.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 64.86% of residential properties in Pottawattamie County, IA with Council Bluffs containing 1020 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $802,051 in Honey Creek to the lowest value of $27,610 in Council Bluffs.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $866,228 in Mc Clelland to the lowest price of $15,026 in Mc Clelland. There are 15 cities within Pottawattamie County, IA. Council Bluffs has 399 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 29.03% of properties in Pottawattamie County, IA.

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