Essex, IA Real Estate & Homes For Sale

8 homes

  • 606 Iowa Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    NEW - 2 DAYS AGO
    $20,000
    2 Beds
    1 Bath
    1,382 sqft
    606 Iowa Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    BHHS Ambassador - CB
  • 902 Omaha Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    0.48 ACRES
    $165,000
    5 Beds
    1.5 Baths
    2,232 sqft
    902 Omaha Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    EXP Realty, LLC
  • 708 South Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    0.42 ACRES
    $140,000
    2 Beds
    1.5 Baths
    1,232 sqft
    708 South Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Orton Realty
  • 1345 State Highway 48, Essex, IA 51638
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    4.06 ACRES
    $260,000
    3 Beds
    1.5 Baths
    1,784 sqft
    1345 State Highway 48,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Megan Kendrick, Jim Hughes Real Estate, My State MLS
  • 811 South Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    0.39 ACRES
    $115,000
    3 Beds
    2 Baths
    1,836 sqft
    811 South Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Keller Williams Realty
  • 1084 150th St, Essex, IA 51638
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    4.44 ACRES
    $850,000
    7 Beds
    3.5 Baths
    6,040 sqft
    1084 150th St,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Mincer Real Estate
  • 709 Iowa Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    $150,000
    3 Beds
    2 Baths
    1,394 sqft
    709 Iowa Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Julie O'hara, Jim Hughes Real Estate, My State MLS
  • 501 & 503 Iowa Ave, Essex, IA 51638
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    $375,000
    3 Beds
    1 Bath
    7,069 sqft
    501 & 503 Iowa Ave,
    Essex, IA 51638
    Arrowhead Realty Company LLC
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Essex, IA Real Estate Trends

Learn about the Essex, IA housing market through trends and averages.

Affordability of Living in Essex, IA

The median home value is $183,731
MonthMedian home value
October 2025$176k
November 2025$177k
December 2025$179k
January 2026$181k
February 2026$183k
March 2026$184k
April 2026$185k
May 2026$185k
June 2026$185k
July 2026$185k
August 2026$185k
September 2026$184k
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Average Home Value in Essex, IA, by Home Size

Currently, there is 1 new listing in Essex, IA and 8 homes for sale.
Home SizeHome Value*
2 bedrooms (2 homes)$136,555
3 bedrooms (4 homes)$185,071
4 bedrooms (See homes)$214,878
*Home value over the past month

What Locals Say about Essex

  • nina
    "Very small quiet place to live everyone knows everyone. Nice library, meat locker, daycare, local school easy for kids to walk to. "
  • Cindyrwalraven
    "great place to live and raise kids. My kids chose to go to Shenandoah Schools we moved here when my kids where in Middle school. They loved the area and the school, they where accepted at the school just like they had lived there all there life!! My husband likes to hunt and Fish the Local ponds in the area our fantastic. My husband has shot one 12 point buck and a ten point buck. Update on deers this year the boys got a 14 point buck!! We don't duck hunt but there are hundreds of ducks that stop around our property every year during migration. "

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