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Webster City, IA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Webster City, IA Housing Market Trends

With 7,750 people, 3,292 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $169,862, house prices in Webster City are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Webster City, accounting for 66.29% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Webster City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.54%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.55%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 1.54%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Webster City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.59% owning and 39.41% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Webster City built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Webster City built before 1939 ( 32.49%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 26.78%). There's also some housing in Webster City built between 2000 and later ( 4.60%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Webster City. Fully 12.54% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Webster City homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Webster City real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Webster City Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Webster City's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.19% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Webster City that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Webster City real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Webster City appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.39%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 89.02% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Webster City. Webster City appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.03%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.38%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Webster City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$169,862

Webster City, IA Home Prices
> $1,378,000
$1,034,001 - $1,378,000
$689,001 - $1,034,000
$551,001 - $689,000
$414,001 - $551,000
$276,001 - $414,000
$138,001 - $276,000
$69,001 - $138,000
$0 - $69,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
3.3%
3.8%
3.8%
10.4%
10.4%
28.3%
28.3%
40.3%
40.3%
13.4%
13.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Iowa

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,292

Webster City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,280 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
60.6%
60.6%
39.4%
39.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
12.5%
12.5%
87.5%
87.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
4.6%
4.6%
36.1%
36.1%
26.8%
26.8%
32.5%
32.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.3%
66.3%
1.1%
1.1%
7.5%
7.5%
23.5%
23.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.2%
1.2%
17.7%
17.7%
26.9%
26.9%
39.4%
39.4%
11.6%
11.6%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Webster City

Zip Codes in Webster City, IA