Updated July 2026Zillowmonthly
50401 Real Estate Market Update: Mason City, IA, July 2026
The latest housing-market numbers for ZIP code 50401 in Mason City, Iowa, for July 2026: a $154K median sale price, straight from Zillow Research. ZIP-level figures are monthly figures, smoothed over three months by Zillow.
| Metric | Value | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $154K | ▼ -2.9% | ▼ -11.1% |
| Days to pending | 81 | ▼ -15.6% | n/a |
| Homes for sale | 143 | ▲ +10.0% | ▼ -2.1% |
| Sale-to-list | 97.5% | ▲ +0.2% | n/a |
| New listings | 50 | ▲ +6.4% | ▲ +11.1% |
Figures from Zillow Research (monthly figures, smoothed over three months by Zillow). Verify against your MLS before posting. Not a valuation for a specific home.
What the 50401 numbers say
The 50401 ZIP in Mason City is cooling. The median sale price sits at $154,403, 11.1% below last year. The market has loosened: a typical listing now takes around 81 days to go under contract, with sellers getting 97.5% of list price.
With 143 homes for sale and 50 new listings this month, 50401 is currently an active market.
What this means if you sell in 50401
Use these figures to set expectations early with each client. Lead a listing appointment with the $154K median price and the 81-day pace, show the year-over-year direction, and frame 50401 as an active market. A buyer or seller client trusts an agent who knows their exact ZIP, not just the metro average.
How we track the 50401 market
We built LOKAL to pull 50401's numbers straight from Zillow Research, so an agent and a client read from the same source. For July 2026 we recorded a $154K median sale price, -11.1% year over year, a 97.5% sale-to-list ratio and a -2.9% month-over-month move with 143 homes for sale. That compares with roughly $174K a year earlier, in 2025. We refresh every ZIP monthly from Zillow Research, which only publishes a smoothed median once a ZIP has enough transactions, so the median stays reliable instead of noisy. Both sources have published ZIP-level series for years, which is what lets us show month-over-month and year-over-year change here in 2026. LOKAL is independent and not affiliated with Zillow; always verify against your MLS before you publish.
ZIP-code areas follow U.S. Postal Service boundaries; for complementary demographics on 50401 (population, median household income, owner-occupancy), see the U.S. Census Bureau profile for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area. LOKAL covers price and pace; the Census covers who lives there.
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Build the 50401 post →Frequently asked: the 50401 housing market
- What is the median home price in ZIP 50401 (Mason City, IA)?
- As of July 2026, the median sale price in ZIP 50401 is $154,403 (-11.1% year over year), per Zillow Research. Figures are monthly figures, smoothed over three months by Zillow for this ZIP code.
- Is ZIP 50401 a buyer's or seller's market right now?
- ZIP 50401 is currently an active market, based on a 97.5% sale-to-list ratio, about 81 days on market for July 2026.
- How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 50401?
- A typical listing in 50401 goes under contract in about 81 days as of July 2026. Always verify against your local MLS before quoting figures to clients.
- Where does this 50401 market data come from?
- All figures for 50401 come from Zillow Research: monthly figures, smoothed over three months by Zillow. LOKAL turns them into a ready-to-post carousel, story and square graphic. LOKAL is not affiliated with Zillow.
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