Housing Market in Ames
Ames's housing market runs close to Iowa's own statewide typical value, with a genuinely fast recent appreciation rate.
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Learn moreA genuinely fast appreciation rate
Ames's typical home value ran approximately $248,721 per Zillow, up a real, genuinely fast 7.2% year-over-year -- among the faster appreciation rates this project has documented in its Iowa buildout.
Near-statewide-average pricing
Ames's own figure runs close to, and modestly above, Iowa's own statewide typical home value (~$241,255 ZHVI), a real, disclosed near-parity picture distinct from more sharply above-average Iowa Tier A markets.
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This pass did not independently confirm a separate Redfin or comparable market-transaction figure distinct from Zillow's own index -- confirm current, address-specific comparables directly with a local agent.
Key takeaways
- Ames home values ran approximately $248,721, up 7.2% year-over-year -- a genuinely fast appreciation rate.
- Pricing runs close to Iowa's own statewide typical home value.
- Confirm current, address-specific comparables directly with a local agent.
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