Metro areas in Iowa with the most active listings for January 2026. Source: Realtor.com.
| Rank | Metro Area | Active Listings | YoY Change | Median Price | Price YoY | Days on Market | New Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3,006 | ▲ 12.1% | $339,900 | ▼ 4.1% | 82 days | 808 |
| 2 | Omaha, NE-IA | 2,210 | ▲ 7.3% | $384,931 | — | 57 days | 932 |
| 3 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 768 | ▲ 2.1% | $210,000 | ▲ 5% | 67 days | 304 |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 686 | ▲ 3.2% | $264,900 | ▼ 4.1% | 78 days | 212 |
| 5 | Iowa City, IA | 741 | ▲ 34% | $346,000 | ▼ 5.8% | 73 days | 228 |
| 6 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 420 | ▲ 34.8% | $244,900 | ▼ 2% | 73 days | 124 |
| 7 | Ames, IA | 254 | ▲ 27% | $299,900 | ▼ 6% | 81 days | 88 |
| 8 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 236 | ▲ 9.5% | $293,250 | ▼ 0.9% | 65 days | 100 |
| 9 | Mason City, IA | 225 | ▼ 3% | $267,450 | ▼ 4.5% | 96 days | 36 |
| 10 | Burlington, IA-IL | 139 | ▼ 10.9% | $134,000 | ▼ 5.1% | 71 days | 48 |
| 11 | Fort Madison, IA | 136 | ▲ 50.3% | $137,000 | ▲ 5.5% | 91 days | 24 |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | 142 | ▲ 9.2% | $354,750 | ▲ 25.3% | 77 days | 68 |
| 13 | Clinton, IA | 110 | ▲ 0.5% | $160,600 | ▲ 13.9% | 81 days | 36 |
| 14 | Ottumwa, IA | 100 | ▼ 10.7% | $149,250 | ▼ 4.9% | 89 days | 16 |
| 15 | Pella, IA | 85 | ▼ 1.7% | $299,900 | ▼ 3.1% | 81 days | 28 |
| 16 | Fort Dodge, IA | 99 | — | $169,900 | ▼ 1.5% | 81 days | 24 |
| 17 | Marshalltown, IA | 68 | ▼ 15.5% | $180,000 | ▼ 9.2% | 78 days | 20 |
| 18 | Muscatine, IA | 87 | ▼ 2.3% | $199,900 | ▼ 9.1% | 82 days | 24 |
| 19 | Le Mars, IA | 37 | ▼ 11.9% | $330,000 | ▲ 0.6% | 77 days | 12 |