Spirit Lake, IA Housing Market

Spirit Lake, IA's median home value is $385K, up 6.2% over the past year. Homes here sell in a median 55 days. Its PropertyIQ Score of 62 sits well above the state average of 50, marking a market positioned to outperform its state over the next three years.

PropertyIQ tracks the Spirit Lake, IA housing market through two complementary lenses: price momentum from Zillow home-value trends over 3 and 12 months, and demand pressure from how quickly homes sell and how often sellers cut prices, drawn from Realtor.com. The PropertyIQ Score distills these into one number that predicts how this IA market is set to perform against its state benchmark.

Midwestern housing markets are characterized by affordability and economic diversification. From manufacturing hubs undergoing tech-sector transitions to university towns with stable demand, the region offers value-oriented opportunities with lower entry costs than coastal markets. Within the Midwest, Spirit Lake, IA's PropertyIQ Score of 62 ranks among the Midwest's stronger demand signals.

The PropertyIQ Score for the Spirit Lake, IA market is built from four inputs: Zillow home-value momentum over twelve months, Zillow home-value momentum over three months, the median days listings spend on the market (Realtor.com), and the share of listings with a price cut (Realtor.com). The score runs on a 1 to 99 scale computed across all metro markets nationally and calibrated so 50 equals the state average — a score above 50 means this market is positioned to outperform its state, and a score below 50 means it is set to lag.

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