How much do homeowners pay a month in Pleasant Hill, IA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Pleasant Hill, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Pleasant Hill, IA pay a median of $1,820 (±$143) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $831 (±$63).

71.0% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Pleasant Hill, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,631 in 2015–2019 to $1,820 in 2020–2024 (+11.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,820 (±$143)
Without a mortgage: $831 (±$63)
Owned with a mortgage: 71.0%

Monthly owner costs in Pleasant Hill

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Hill	Polk County	Iowa	United States
With a mortgage	$1,820 (±$143)	$1,741 (±$21)	$1,533 (±$9)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$831 (±$63)	$714 (±$15)	$616 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	71.0% (±5.1 points)	69.9% (±0.8 points)	59.4% (±0.3 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$4,807 (±$391)	$4,396 (±$57)	$2,897 (±$13)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Pleasant Hill, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Polk County ($1,741).

It is also higher than in Iowa ($1,533).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Polk County, Pleasant Hill ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 890.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Pleasant Hill have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,631 (±$54)	$1,820 (±$143)	+11.6%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,971 (±$206)	$4,807 (±$391)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$201,500 (±$11,928)	$295,100 (±$22,434)	+46.5%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Pleasant Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Hill
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Pleasant Hill	—	$1,820 (±$143)	—
Altoona	3.8 mi	$1,813 (±$58)	Not measurably different
Des Moines	5.7 mi	$1,485 (±$23)	Lower
Carlisle	5.9 mi	$1,761 (±$103)	Not measurably different
Bondurant	7.3 mi	$1,803 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Saylorville	8.5 mi	$1,918 (±$266)	Not measurably different
Mitchellville	8.7 mi	$1,429 (±$211)	Lower
Runnells	9.4 mi	$1,507 (±$210)	Lower
Ankeny	10 mi	$1,976 (±$58)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Des Moines, IA ($1,485), Mitchellville, IA ($1,429), Runnells, IA ($1,507).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ankeny, IA ($1,976).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
4	Urbandale	$2,069 (±$82)
5	Alleman	$2,010 (±$262)
6	Ankeny	$1,976 (±$58)
7	Grimes	$1,937 (±$91)
8	Saylorville	$1,918 (±$266)
9	West Des Moines	$1,845 (±$56)
10	Pleasant Hill	$1,820 (±$143)
11	Altoona	$1,813 (±$58)
12	Bondurant	$1,803 (±$113)
13	Windsor Heights	$1,739 (±$204)
14	Elkhart	$1,688 (±$69)
15	Runnells	$1,507 (±$210)
16	Des Moines	$1,485 (±$23)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pleasant Hill

What is the average mortgage payment in Pleasant Hill?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pleasant Hill, IA is $1,820 (±$143) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Pleasant Hill?

Owners without a mortgage in Pleasant Hill pay a median of $831 (±$63) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Pleasant Hill gone up?

In Pleasant Hill, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,631 in 2015–2019 to $1,820 in 2020–2024 (+11.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pleasant Hill city, Iowa (place:63525, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.