Clinton County, IA real estate

What the numbers say

Clinton County, IA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Clinton County listed for $184,700, up 1.9% from a year earlier. That is 35% below the Iowa median of $284,900.

Homes spent a median of 52 days on the market, slower than 49 days a year ago. That makes Clinton County the #8 fastest-selling of 13 Iowa counties we track.

Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median of $2,461 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $160,600, an effective rate of about 1.53%. The Iowa average is 1.39%, which makes Clinton County the #90 lowest-tax of 99 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $850 a month, and $876 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $185,000 home here comes to about $1,320 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $57,000 a year (the median household here earns $66,981).