Metropolitan market · Iowa · June 2026 data
Ames Real Estate Market
The Ames, IA housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Ames report in a click.
Median listing price, Ames IA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.
10-year median listing price, Ames IA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.
As of June 2026, the median home listed in Ames, IA asks $339,900 — down 2.9% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 48 days to go under contract, and 16% of the 291 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Ames, IA metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.
Ames scores 59/100 on our composite Investor Score (#273 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 44% over five years and +72% over ten, leaving prices 37% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,126/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.0%; active inventory sits at 62% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 2.9% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).
Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Ames ranks on the trending markets index.
Principal & interest on the $339,900 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.
Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.
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