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Watkins, Iowa houses and real estate market data.
Houses in Watkins, IA (Benton County) — market data for Watkins houses and the whole local market.
Census-designated place · Census GEOID 1982515
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Watkins, IA is a Census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa — this guide covers houses in Watkins and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Watkins market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
Benton County
Map pin
41.893102, -91.984993
Census GEOID
1982515
Land area
0.41 sq mi
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What makes Watkins different
Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Watkins as a Census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /iowa/watkins/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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County guide: Benton County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Watkins.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Watkins.
Nearby communities include Norway, Blairstown, Newhall, Walford, Atkins, Van Horne, Luzerne, Keystone, Belle Plaine, Shellsburg, Vinton, Garrison, Urbana, Mount Auburn.
Norway market data
Nearby city · ~3.3 mi
Blairstown market data
Nearby city · ~5.1 mi
Newhall market data
Nearby city · ~7.0 mi
Walford market data
Nearby city · ~8.0 mi
Atkins market data
Nearby city · ~9.5 mi
Van Horne market data
Nearby city · ~9.6 mi
Luzerne market data
Nearby city · ~10.1 mi
Keystone market data
Nearby city · ~13.2 mi
Belle Plaine market data
Nearby city · ~14.9 mi
Shellsburg market data
Nearby city · ~15.0 mi
Vinton market data
Nearby city · ~18.8 mi
Garrison market data
Nearby city · ~19.2 mi
Urbana market data
Nearby city · ~23.8 mi
Mount Auburn market data
Nearby city · ~25.8 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: West Amana (~5.9 mi), High Amana (~6.7 mi), Marengo (~7.9 mi), Middle Amana (~8.0 mi), Amana (~8.4 mi), South Amana (~8.6 mi), East Amana (~9.0 mi), Homestead (~10.8 mi), Fairfax (~10.9 mi), Conroy (~11.5 mi), Ladora (~14.0 mi), Palo (~15.2 mi), Swisher (~15.3 mi), Oxford (~15.4 mi), Williamsburg (~15.6 mi), Cedar Rapids (~16.5 mi).
Census & home facts
Watkins data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
4.13%
Census place type
CDP
County
Benton County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
0.41 sq mi
Census GEOID
1982515
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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