About Iowa economy

The real gross domestic product per capita (Engl. per capita GDP in real terms) in 2006 amounted to U.S. $ 35,662 (national average of the 50 U.S. states: USD 37,714; place national ranking: 24) [4].

Iowa main products are pigs, corn, soybeans, potatoes, and dairy cows. Other products are goods to food, machinery, electronics, chemical products, also products of the printing industry and the metal industry. The unemployment rate in Iowa is 4.8% (2004). In the small village Froehlich in the north east of Iowa was the tractor invented. Today produces the tractor manufacturer John Deere a significant portion of its products in the works in Davenport and Waterloo.

Iowa real estate values

Listing Type Number Median Price Price Change
from Sep
Homes for Sale 17,380 $139,950 0.0%
New Homes 26 $214,900 0.0%
Foreclosures 2,133 $84,945 +0.3%

Iowa real estate markets

The most popular real estate markets for the Iowa state are in the following areas:

•    Cedar Rapids
•    Council Bluffs
•    Davenport
•    Des Moines
•    Dubuque
•    Iowa City
•    Sioux City
•    Waterloo
•    Mason City
•    Fort dodge
•    Clinton

Bear in mind that the list of Iowa real estate markets may be subject to change due to economic issues.