Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 51242
ZIP 51242 Lester, Lyon County, Iowa
Lyon County, IA · Iowa. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 51242 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 51242 — Lester, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 51242
- 1-unit detached13092.9%
- 5–49 units107.1%
2–4 unit share 0.0% · 5–49 unit share 7.1% · combined 2–49 7.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 0.0%; ≥50% 0.0%.
Population
346 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +59.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 51242 15.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 15.0%; population increased +59.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 0 units in 2–4-unit structures and 10 units in 5–49-unit structures. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Iowa research
ZIP 51242 is a Census / HUD profile for Lyon County, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 51242 — Lester, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Iowa ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Iowa research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 51242?
ZIP 51242 (Lyon County, IA) has 346 residents, 119 households, a renter share of 15.1%, median household income of $86,406, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 15.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 51242?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 0 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 10 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 10 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 51242?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $950. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 51242 — Lester, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 51242 is Census / HUD research for Lyon County, IA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Iowa property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.