Rose Hill, Iowa

Population

Down 1.9% since 2020.

157

people, the 725th-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

Rent

Median rent is $1,047 a month.

$1,047

a month. Iowa's median is $972.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $439.

A $439 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Mahaska County.

• $578 Tract 9503
• $1,017 Tract 9507

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.

• 93% 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 67% less than Iowa's.

$67,900

median home value in Rose Hill.

• $67,900 Rose Hill
• $208,000 Iowa
• $332,700 U.S.

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