Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 51357
ZIP 51357 Royal, Clay County, Iowa
Clay 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 51357 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 51357 — Royal, 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 51357
- 1-unit detached34392.7%
- 2–4 units256.8%
- Mobile20.5%
2–4 unit share 6.8% · 5–49 unit share 0.0% · combined 2–49 6.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $785 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $510.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 1.2%; ≥50% 0.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,040 (1.325× ACS median gross rent).
Population
841 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +54.9%.
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 30 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 51357 24.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 6.8%; ACS median gross rent is $785; population increased +54.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 25 units in 2–4-unit structures and 0 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,040 versus ACS median gross rent of $785. 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 51357 is a Census / HUD profile for Clay County, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 51357 — Royal, 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 51357?
ZIP 51357 (Clay County, IA) has 841 residents, 345 households, a renter share of 24.9%, median household income of $72,344, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $785. Vacancy is 6.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 51357?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 25 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 25 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 51357?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,040. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 51357 — Royal, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 51357 is Census / HUD research for Clay 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.