Ottumwa, IA Housing Market

$121,779

3.7% 1-yr

The average Ottumwa, IA home value is $121,779, down 3.7% over the past year.

What is the Zillow Home Values Index?

Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), built from the ground up by measuring monthly changes in property level Zestimates, captures both the level and home values across a wide variety of geographies and housing types.

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Ottumwa Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $121,779

1-year Value Change: -3.7%

(Data through August 31, 2025)

Ottumwa Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast

118For sale inventory(August 31, 2025)

32New listings(August 31, 2025)

--Median sale to list ratio

$131,000Median sale price(July 31, 2025)

$163,083Median list price(August 31, 2025)

--Percent of sales over list price

--Percent of sales under list price

--Median days to pending

(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)

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Zillow's metrics provide valuable market data by tracking market changes in different locations and housing types.

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Ottumwa Rental Market Trends

--Average rent in Ottumwa

$2,007National average rent(August 31, 2025)

--Month-over-month change

--Year-over-year change

How does this data help me?
The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.