IA area data
Shenandoah, IA
Shenandoah, IA.
Population: 5,629 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $136,242
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +11.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +31.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +84.8%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $137,758
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 10
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.3 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Schenck Field (ICL) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -17 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $1,787
- Households with broadband internet
- 57.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,035
- Average weekly wage
- $908
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 19
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