Winnebago County, IA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Winnebago County, IA is $145,000. There were 149 home sales in Winnebago County, IA over the past 12 months. The median residential Winnebago County, IA home value for transactions over the previous year is $128,500. The number of current listings in Winnebago County, IA is 157, and the percentage of properties for sale is 157.00%. The county has 5 foreclosures, 1 bank owned properties, 1 headed for auction, and 157 properties for sale.

Winnebago County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Forest City

$ 161,903

$ 125/sqft

Leland

$ 58,709

$ 53/sqft

Lake Mills

$ 139,266

$ 95/sqft

Rake

$ 82,450

$ 71/sqft

Buffalo Center

$ 145,840

$ 103/sqft

Scarville

$ --

$ --

Thompson

$ 81,623

$ 71/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Winnebago County, IA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$164.3K$160K-2.59%
Median Sold Price$185.8K$131.4K-29.27%
Homes For Sale10415448.08%
Homes Sold325262.50%
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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 Winnebago County, IA

Winnebago County, IA home values range from $13,900 to $558,693. Forest City is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $178,000, and Leland is most affordable with average house prices of around $34,900.

Foreclosure
There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $423,090 in Forest City to the lowest value of $113,958 in Forest City. Foreclosure homes account for 2.00% of properties in Winnebago County, IA with Forest City containing 3 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 1.31% of all residential properties in Winnebago County, IA with Forest City containing 2 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $200,645 in Leland to the lowest home value of $155,785 in Forest City.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Winnebago County, IA ranges from the highest value of $113,958 in Forest City to the lowest value of $113,958 in Forest City. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.44% of properties in Winnebago County, IA. There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA; Forest City containing 1 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Lake Mills has 1 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Winnebago County, IA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.44% of all properties in Winnebago County, IA. There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $236,919 in Lake Mills to the lowest value of $236,919 in Lake Mills.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 68.56% of residential properties in Winnebago County, IA with Forest City containing 89 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $324,660 in Buffalo Center to the lowest value of $18,268 in Lake Mills.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $208,235 in Leland to the lowest price of $13,900 in Leland. There are 7 cities within Winnebago County, IA. Forest City has 28 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 27.07% of properties in Winnebago County, IA.

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      Guide for Winnebago County, IA

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