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Palo Alto County, IA Real Estate & Property Data

Palo Alto County Real Estate Market Trends

Last Updated: April 22, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Palo Alto County, IA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Palo Alto County, IA is $165,000. Palo Alto County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 102 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Palo Alto County real estate data indicates that the county has 1 properties in foreclosure.

Palo Alto County Real Estate Market Trends

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Total Residential Properties 4,266

Total Commercial Properties 652

Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 67 Years

Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,492

Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 6

% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 1.22%

Total 2024 Residential Sales 107

% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 26%

Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.95%

Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 2

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Palo Alto County, IA Real Estate Overview

There were 102 residential properties sold in the past year in Palo Alto County, IA. The median home value in Palo Alto County, IA is $143,545. There are a total of 4,266 residential properties in the Palo Alto.

Median Sales Price i

$165,000

(Feb 2025)

-9.6%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 $165,000
January '25 Jan '25 $140,000
December '24 Dec '24 $175,000
November '24 Nov '24 $105,000
October '24 Oct '24 $247,500
September '24 Sep '24 $157,500
August '24 Aug '24 $202,500
July '24 Jul '24 $79,000
June '24 Jun '24 $61,000
May '24 May '24 $112,750
April '24 Apr '24 $151,500
March '24 Mar '24 $140,000

Median Down Payment i

February '25 Feb '25 N/A
January '25 Jan '25 $3,000
December '24 Dec '24 $9,345
November '24 Nov '24 $10,000
October '24 Oct '24 $97,187
September '24 Sep '24 $45,750
August '24 Aug '24 $15,000
July '24 Jul '24 $14,450
June '24 Jun '24 $21,000
May '24 May '24 $92,500
April '24 Apr '24 $14,067
March '24 Mar '24 $13,625

Number of Homes Sold i

2

(Feb 2025)

-75%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 2
January '25 Jan '25 4
December '24 Dec '24 7
November '24 Nov '24 5
October '24 Oct '24 6
September '24 Sep '24 10
August '24 Aug '24 10
July '24 Jul '24 7
June '24 Jun '24 13
May '24 May '24 14
April '24 Apr '24 10
March '24 Mar '24 6

Number of Purchase Loans i

2

(Feb 2025)

-66.7%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 2
January '25 Jan '25 3
December '24 Dec '24 6
November '24 Nov '24 4
October '24 Oct '24 5
September '24 Sep '24 10
August '24 Aug '24 8
July '24 Jul '24 4
June '24 Jun '24 7
May '24 May '24 12
April '24 Apr '24 11
March '24 Mar '24 6

Number of REFI Loans i

8

(Feb 2025)

+60%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 8
January '25 Jan '25 7
December '24 Dec '24 2
November '24 Nov '24 4
October '24 Oct '24 8
September '24 Sep '24 1
August '24 Aug '24 12
July '24 Jul '24 8
June '24 Jun '24 5
May '24 May '24 3
April '24 Apr '24 6
March '24 Mar '24 7

Number of HELOC Loans i

3

(Feb 2025)

+50%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 3
January '25 Jan '25 N/A
December '24 Dec '24 2
November '24 Nov '24 1
October '24 Oct '24 6
September '24 Sep '24 6
August '24 Aug '24 1
July '24 Jul '24 1
June '24 Jun '24 6
May '24 May '24 3
April '24 Apr '24 3
March '24 Mar '24 1

Palo Alto County, IA Real Estate Market Overview

Last 30 days

City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value

Ayrshire

$143,545 $96.2/sqft
Curlew

$89,000 $57.34/sqft
Cylinder

$160,500 $98.81/sqft
Emmetsburg

$162,396 $107.67/sqft
Graettinger

$125,362 $88.94/sqft
Mallard

$81,471 $53.15/sqft
Ruthven

$162,657 $114.23/sqft
West Bend

$148,229 $93.12/sqft

Palo Alto County, IA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 1 Palo Alto County, IA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i

1

(Feb 2025)

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 1
January '25 Jan '25 1
December '24 Dec '24 3
November '24 Nov '24 3
October '24 Oct '24 N/A
September '24 Sep '24 N/A
August '24 Aug '24 1
July '24 Jul '24 1
June '24 Jun '24 N/A
May '24 May '24 1
April '24 Apr '24 N/A
March '24 Mar '24 N/A

Foreclosure Starts i

February '25 Feb '25 N/A
January '25 Jan '25 1
December '24 Dec '24 1
November '24 Nov '24 2
October '24 Oct '24 N/A
September '24 Sep '24 N/A
August '24 Aug '24 N/A
July '24 Jul '24 N/A
June '24 Jun '24 N/A
May '24 May '24 N/A
April '24 Apr '24 N/A
March '24 Mar '24 N/A

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