Ellston, Iowa

Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

21

people, the 933rd-largest of Iowa's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Iowa's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $101.

A $101 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Ringgold County.

• $687 Tract 9502
• $788 Tract 9501

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 79% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 80% less than Iowa's.

$42,500

median home value in Ellston.

• $42,500 Ellston
• $208,000 Iowa
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year