Much like nearby areas, it's significantly less expensive compared to the US as a whole. Compared to the city of Iowa City, it is significantly less expensive.
Home prices
The median home in Keokuk is valued at $71,200. Compared to its surrounding areas it is approximately $3,000 (4%) lower.Compared to the entire country it is approximately $146,300 (67%) lower, and in comparison to the city of Iowa City is approximately $143,900 (66%) lower.
Rents
Keokuk's median monthly rent is $648. In comparison to its nearby areas it is roughly $7 (1%) higher.In comparison to the country as a whole it is roughly $414 (38%) lower, and in comparison to the city of Iowa City is approximately $319 (32%) lower.
Nearby places
Hamilton
Hamilton is Keokuk's neighbor to the southeast. The real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The value of the median home in Hamilton is $91,700, which works out to $20,500 (22%) higher than Keokuk. The rent there is pretty similar. Hamilton's median rent is $655 a month, which comes out to $7 (1%) higher than Keokuk.
Warsaw
Warsaw is approximately 4 miles south of Keokuk. Housing prices there are a little more expensive. The median home in Warsaw costs $82,700, which is $11,500 (13%) higher than Keokuk. Its rents are similar. Warsaw's median monthly rent is $631, which works out to $17 (2%) lower than Keokuk.
Elvaston
Elvaston is about 7 miles east of Keokuk. The housing prices there are somewhat less expensive. The median home value in Elvaston is $63,200, which comes out to $8,000 (12%) lower than Keokuk. Rents there are a little more expensive. The median rent in Elvaston is $721 per month, which is $73 (10%) higher than Keokuk.
Wayland
Wayland is about 7 miles west from Keokuk. Housing prices there are substantially less expensive. The median home in Wayland costs $47,300, which comes out to $23,900 (50%) lower than Keokuk. Its rents are somewhat less expensive. In Wayland the median monthly rent is $575, which comes out to $73 (12%) lower than Keokuk.
Montrose
Montrose is roughly 7 miles north of Keokuk. Housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. Montrose's median home price is $86,100, which works out to $14,900 (17%) higher than Keokuk. Rents there are pretty similar. In Montrose the median rent is $625 per month, which comes out to $23 (3%) lower than Keokuk.