Iowa Seller's Markets 2026 | 185 Hot Cities

All 185 Seller's Markets in Iowa

#	City	Months Supply	Median Price	Days on Market	YoY Change
1	Martensdale	0.3 mo	$235K	21 days	N/A
2	Maxwell	0.3 mo	$180K	14 days	N/A
3	Pisgah	0.3 mo	$110K	46 days	N/A
4	Carter Lake	0.5 mo	$386K	53 days	N/A
5	Colo	0.5 mo	$208K	29 days	N/A
6	Dunkerton	0.5 mo	$191K	41 days	N/A
7	Elk Run Heights	0.5 mo	$171K	23 days	N/A
8	Libertyville	0.5 mo	$146K	102 days	N/A
9	Little Sioux	0.5 mo	$101K	90 days	N/A
10	Maharishi Vedic City	0.5 mo	$381K	275 days	N/A
11	Pacific Junction	0.5 mo	$230K	102 days	N/A
12	Riverdale	0.5 mo	$368K	60 days	N/A
13	Robins	0.5 mo	$515K	19 days	+60.3%
14	Thornton	0.5 mo	$110K	67 days	N/A
15	Treynor	0.5 mo	$390K	33 days	N/A
16	Washburn	0.5 mo	$200K	54 days	N/A
17	West Point	0.5 mo	$163K	68 days	N/A
18	Wyoming	0.5 mo	$63K	165 days	N/A
19	Zearing	0.5 mo	$188K	28 days	N/A
20	Farley	0.7 mo	$220K	86 days	N/A
21	Shellsburg	0.7 mo	$380K	181 days	N/A
22	Saylorville	0.8 mo	$347K	73 days	N/A
23	Agency	1.0 mo	$150K	36 days	N/A
24	Alleman	1.0 mo	$290K	1 days	N/A
25	Arcadia	1.0 mo	$400K	396 days	N/A
26	Bagley	1.0 mo	$98K	112 days	N/A
27	Batavia	1.0 mo	$139K	14 days	N/A
28	Baxter	1.0 mo	$323K	71 days	N/A
29	Bayard	1.0 mo	$95K	74 days	N/A
30	Blakesburg	1.0 mo	$48K	156 days	N/A
31	Bouton	1.0 mo	$415K	51 days	N/A
32	Brighton	1.0 mo	$82K	60 days	N/A
33	Bronson	1.0 mo	$230K	7 days	N/A
34	Carson	1.0 mo	$180K	17 days	N/A
35	Dayton	1.0 mo	$163K	22 days	N/A
36	Delmar	1.0 mo	$137K	59 days	N/A
37	Dixon	1.0 mo	$151K	73 days	N/A
38	Duncombe	1.0 mo	$112K	3 days	N/A
39	Dunlap	1.0 mo	$135K	52 days	N/A
40	Eldon	1.0 mo	$270K	100 days	N/A
41	Everly	1.0 mo	$115K	95 days	N/A
42	Fertile	1.0 mo	$360K	43 days	N/A
43	Franklin	1.0 mo	$65K	73 days	N/A
44	Fremont	1.0 mo	$233K	68 days	N/A
45	Fruitland	1.0 mo	$294K	206 days	N/A
46	Grand Mound	1.0 mo	$166K	3 days	N/A
47	Hills	1.0 mo	$260K	148 days	N/A
48	Holy Cross	1.0 mo	$184K	66 days	N/A
49	Joice	1.0 mo	$143K	28 days	N/A
50	Kingston	1.0 mo	$220K	43 days	N/A
51	Lanesboro	1.0 mo	$153K	208 days	N/A
52	Linn Grove	1.0 mo	$11K	9 days	N/A
53	Logan	1.0 mo	$132K	1 days	N/A
54	Lost Nation	1.0 mo	$120K	22 days	N/A
55	Low Moor	1.0 mo	$120K	47 days	N/A
56	Lynnville	1.0 mo	$197K	91 days	N/A
57	Martelle	1.0 mo	$218K	21 days	N/A
58	Meservey	1.0 mo	$73K	142 days	N/A
59	Milo	1.0 mo	$255K	69 days	N/A
60	Minburn	1.0 mo	$59K	49 days	N/A
61	Mitchellville	1.0 mo	$219K	23 days	N/A
62	Modale	1.0 mo	$168K	45 days	N/A
63	Monticello	1.0 mo	$185K	15 days	N/A
64	Montrose	1.0 mo	$60K	131 days	N/A
65	Moville	1.0 mo	$214K	46 days	N/A
66	Oakland Acres	1.0 mo	$305K	18 days	N/A
67	Olin	1.0 mo	$115K	52 days	N/A
68	Orleans	1.0 mo	$1.12M	days	N/A
69	Oxford Junction	1.0 mo	$185K	3 days	N/A
70	Patterson	1.0 mo	$242K	72 days	N/A
71	Peterson	1.0 mo	$45K	9 days	N/A
72	Plainfield	1.0 mo	$130K	4 days	N/A
73	Raymond	1.0 mo	$270K	61 days	N/A
74	Redfield	1.0 mo	$220K	81 days	N/A
75	Riverside	1.0 mo	$190K	67 days	N/A
76	Runnells	1.0 mo	$232K	21 days	N/A
77	Sandusky	1.0 mo	$133K	124 days	N/A
78	Sheldahl	1.0 mo	$75K	363 days	N/A
79	Spring Hill	1.0 mo	$205K	123 days	N/A
80	St. Charles	1.0 mo	$230K	25 days	N/A
81	Templeton	1.0 mo	$129K	15 days	N/A
82	Toronto	1.0 mo	$181K	5 days	N/A
83	Tripoli	1.0 mo	$59K	19 days	N/A
84	Underwood	1.0 mo	$265K	27 days	N/A
85	University Heights	1.0 mo	$525K	32 days	N/A
86	University Park	1.0 mo	$155K	31 days	N/A
87	Van Horne	1.0 mo	$189K	69 days	N/A
88	Walford	1.0 mo	$335K	5 days	N/A
89	Walker	1.0 mo	$322K	30 days	N/A
90	West Burlington	1.0 mo	$109K	27 days	N/A
91	Wilton	1.0 mo	$80K	31 days	N/A
92	Yale	1.0 mo	$91K	21 days	N/A
93	DeWitt	1.2 mo	$269K	30 days	+49.4%
94	Manly	1.2 mo	$135K	63 days	N/A
95	Ely	1.3 mo	$500K	218 days	N/A
96	Guthrie Center	1.3 mo	$130K	48 days	N/A
97	Kent Estates	1.3 mo	$335K	5 days	N/A
98	Lacona	1.3 mo	$95K	67 days	N/A
99	Panora	1.3 mo	$164K	45 days	N/A
100	Readlyn	1.3 mo	$150K	74 days	N/A
101	Council Bluffs	1.4 mo	$235K	34 days	+10.6%
102	Bettendorf	1.5 mo	$293K	36 days	-25.4%
103	Carlisle	1.5 mo	$253K	7 days	+25.1%
104	Central City	1.5 mo	$133K	69 days	N/A
105	Conrad	1.5 mo	$270K	45 days	N/A
106	Crescent	1.5 mo	$468K	259 days	N/A
107	De Soto	1.5 mo	$250K	20 days	N/A
108	Kalona	1.5 mo	$310K	41 days	N/A
109	Marshalltown	1.5 mo	$135K	30 days	-15.6%
110	Pierson	1.5 mo	$110K	69 days	N/A
111	Shelby	1.5 mo	$21K	31 days	N/A
112	Springville	1.5 mo	$263K	3 days	N/A
113	State Center	1.5 mo	$225K	25 days	N/A
114	Van Meter	1.5 mo	$353K	149 days	N/A
115	Nevada	1.6 mo	$220K	30 days	+15.8%
116	Waverly	1.6 mo	$254K	19 days	+12.3%
117	Dubuque	1.7 mo	$226K	41 days	+5.1%
118	Palo	1.7 mo	$310K	645 days	N/A
119	Sioux City	1.7 mo	$218K	31 days	+11.8%
120	West Liberty	1.7 mo	$199K	58 days	N/A
121	Ames	1.8 mo	$260K	30 days	-17.5%
122	Grundy Center	1.8 mo	$164K	33 days	+27.1%
123	Indianola	1.8 mo	$275K	48 days	N/A
124	Knoxville	1.8 mo	$159K	40 days	+17.8%
125	Lisbon	1.8 mo	$255K	62 days	N/A
126	Cedar Falls	1.9 mo	$256K	12 days	-9.1%
127	Cedar Rapids	1.9 mo	$192K	28 days	+1.7%
128	Albert City	2.0 mo	$130K	28 days	N/A
129	Alta	2.0 mo	$124K	92 days	N/A
130	Buffalo	2.0 mo	$148K	107 days	N/A
131	Collins	2.0 mo	$165K	4 days	N/A
132	Coon Rapids	2.0 mo	$103K	122 days	N/A
133	Cumming	2.0 mo	$642K	122 days	N/A
134	Earlham	2.0 mo	$281K	29 days	N/A
135	Eddyville	2.0 mo	$125K	84 days	N/A
136	Fostoria	2.0 mo	$153K	75 days	N/A
137	Halbur	2.0 mo	$155K	7 days	N/A
138	Long Grove	2.0 mo	$353K	70 days	N/A
139	Madrid	2.0 mo	$248K	54 days	N/A
140	Marion	2.0 mo	$269K	29 days	+30.1%
141	McCallsburg	2.0 mo	$228K	36 days	N/A
142	Mediapolis	2.0 mo	$315K	210 days	N/A
143	Mingo	2.0 mo	$365K	193 days	N/A
144	Mooar	2.0 mo	$138K	70 days	N/A
145	Mount Vernon	2.0 mo	$410K	49 days	N/A
146	New Virginia	2.0 mo	$172K	36 days	N/A
147	Newhall	2.0 mo	$175K	76 days	N/A
148	North Liberty	2.0 mo	$330K	65 days	+8.2%
149	Oxford	2.0 mo	$165K	33 days	N/A
150	Persia	2.0 mo	$65K	6 days	N/A
151	Royal	2.0 mo	$134K	75 days	N/A
152	Swisher	2.0 mo	$585K	173 days	N/A
153	Truro	2.0 mo	$467K	days	N/A
154	Wellman	2.0 mo	$180K	29 days	N/A
155	Welton	2.0 mo	$159K	92 days	N/A
156	West Okoboji	2.0 mo	$2.89M	82 days	N/A
157	Wheatland	2.0 mo	$210K	3 days	N/A
158	Woodbine	2.0 mo	$264K	114 days	N/A
159	Woodward	2.0 mo	$315K	36 days	N/A
160	Davenport	2.1 mo	$200K	39 days	+12.2%
161	Oskaloosa	2.1 mo	$255K	68 days	+68.9%
162	Carroll	2.2 mo	$203K	73 days	+2.3%
163	Dyersville	2.3 mo	$374K	51 days	N/A
164	La Porte City	2.3 mo	$119K	21 days	N/A
165	Muscatine	2.3 mo	$175K	32 days	+8.7%
166	Peosta	2.3 mo	$390K	59 days	N/A
167	Solon	2.3 mo	$539K	73 days	N/A
168	Storm Lake	2.4 mo	$158K	22 days	-7.6%
169	Atkins	2.5 mo	$421K	15 days	N/A
170	Clinton	2.5 mo	$117K	55 days	-6.2%
171	Colfax	2.5 mo	$196K	33 days	N/A
172	Donnellson	2.5 mo	$206K	33 days	N/A
173	Granger	2.5 mo	$340K	51 days	N/A
174	Lone Tree	2.5 mo	$259K	2 days	N/A
175	Mason City	2.5 mo	$152K	51 days	-1.9%
176	Pella	2.5 mo	$379K	36 days	N/A
177	Pleasantville	2.5 mo	$184K	6 days	N/A
178	Sumner	2.5 mo	$116K	177 days	N/A
179	Urbana	2.5 mo	$204K	38 days	N/A
180	Clive	2.6 mo	$385K	22 days	-11.9%
181	Asbury	2.7 mo	$319K	36 days	N/A
182	Boone	2.7 mo	$199K	70 days	+28.4%
183	Elkhart	2.7 mo	$262K	15 days	N/A
184	Sergeant Bluff	2.7 mo	$360K	14 days	N/A
185	Spirit Lake	2.7 mo	$413K	53 days	+47.3%

Selling in Iowa's Hot Markets

Iowa currently has 185 seller's markets—cities where housing inventory is below 3 months. In these markets, homes typically sell quickly and often above asking price, giving sellers significant leverage.

Maximizing Your Sale in a Seller's Market

Strategic pricing: Price just under market to attract multiple offers
Professional staging: Make your home stand out even in a hot market
Set an offer deadline: Create urgency and maximize competition
Review terms carefully: Consider contingencies, closing timeline, and earnest money

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Iowa a seller's market in 2026?

Parts of Iowa remain seller's markets in 2026, with 185 cities showing less than 3 months of housing inventory. However, many areas are transitioning toward more balanced conditions. Use our city-level data to see which specific markets currently favor sellers.

What makes a real estate market a "seller's market"?

A seller's market occurs when housing demand exceeds supply, typically indicated by less than 3 months of available inventory. In a seller's market, homes sell quickly (often within weeks), buyers face competition, and sellers can often negotiate above asking price.

Should I sell my house in Iowa right now?

If your Iowa city has less than 3 months of inventory, you're in a strong position to sell. Homes in seller's markets typically sell faster and for higher prices. However, timing also depends on local factors like seasonality and your personal situation. A local agent can provide a comparative market analysis specific to your neighborhood.

How do I price my home in a seller's market?

In a seller's market, strategic pricing just below market value often generates multiple offers and drives the final price higher. Overpricing—even in a hot market—can backfire by reducing buyer interest. Work with a local Iowa agent who understands current comparable sales in your area.

How long do homes take to sell in a seller's market?

In strong seller's markets, homes typically sell within 15-30 days—sometimes receiving offers within the first week. Well-priced homes in desirable Iowa neighborhoods may sell even faster, especially with professional staging and marketing.

Will Iowa's housing market shift to a buyer's market?

Housing markets are cyclical. While some Iowa cities are seeing inventory grow, many areas still favor sellers due to strong demand and limited new construction. Monitor months of supply in your specific city—when it exceeds 6 months, the market shifts to favor buyers.

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