Fastest-Appreciating ZIP Codes in Iowa City, IA (2026)

Ranked by 5-year compound annual growth in home values. Fast growth and strong cash flow rarely appear in the same ZIP — this is the other side of that trade.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 52621 Crawfordsville, IA $227,174 $936 3.21% 7.5%
2 52325 Parnell, IA $326,202 $972 2.32% 7.2%
3 52201 Ainsworth, IA $251,776 $828 2.57% 6.8%
4 52356 Wellman, IA $255,353 $900 2.75% 6.6%
5 52248 Keota, IA $171,911 $828 3.76% 6.3%
6 52203 Amana, IA $274,476 $900 2.56% 6.2%
7 52246 Iowa City, IA $308,255 $1,284 3.25% 6.1%
8 52327 Riverside, IA $357,354 $1,017 2.22% 6.1%
9 52353 Washington, IA $199,682 $927 3.62% 6.1%
10 52333 Solon, IA $457,670 $1,098 1.87% 5.5%
11 52322 Oxford, IA $380,952 $900 1.84% 5.2%
12 52247 Kalona, IA $327,113 $900 2.15% 5.2%
13 52245 Iowa City, IA $329,825 $1,401 3.31% 5.1%
14 52358 West Branch, IA $302,230 $990 2.56% 5.1%
15 52340 Tiffin, IA $348,852 $1,864 4.17% 4.9%
16 52338 Swisher, IA $478,360 $963 1.57% 4.9%
17 52317 North Liberty, IA $314,543 $1,692 4.20% 4.9%
18 52241 Coralville, IA $264,998 $1,235 3.63% 4.7%
19 52235 Hills, IA $250,147 $1,053 3.28% 4.7%
20 52240 Iowa City, IA $281,933 $1,230 3.40% 4.4%
21 52755 Lone Tree, IA $256,417 $900 2.74% 4.4%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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