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Clive, IA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Clive, IA Housing Market Trends

With 18,908 people, 6,958 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $539,425, Clive real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Clive home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clive, accounting for 64.41% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clive include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 24.39%), row houses and other attached homes ( 9.50%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.71%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Clive. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.55% of Clive's homes, and 55.11% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Clive built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Clive built between 2000 and later ( 35.29%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 8.48%). There's also some housing in Clive built before 1939 ( 3.10%).

Clive Home Appreciation Rates

Clive's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Clive during the period has been just 4.89%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Clive's appreciation rate, at 6.06%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Clive's appreciation rate has been 1.28%, which annualizes to a rate of 5.23%.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Clive's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$539,425

Clive, IA Home Prices
> $1,297,000
$973,001 - $1,297,000
$649,001 - $973,000
$519,001 - $649,000
$390,001 - $519,000
$259,001 - $390,000
$130,001 - $259,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
0.9%
0.9%
3.1%
3.1%
14.2%
14.2%
15.9%
15.9%
26.4%
26.4%
30.5%
30.5%
6.6%
6.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Iowa

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,958

Clive Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,673 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
74.5%
74.5%
25.5%
25.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.0%
5.0%
95.0%
95.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
35.3%
35.3%
53.1%
53.1%
8.5%
8.5%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
64.4%
64.4%
9.5%
9.5%
1.7%
1.7%
24.4%
24.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.3%
1.3%
5.2%
5.2%
25.1%
25.1%
27.9%
27.9%
27.2%
27.2%
13.3%
13.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes