IA area data
Liberty Center, IA
Liberty Center, IA.
Population: 139 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,140/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,520/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, lightning, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.4 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Hedgewood Landing Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) (24 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,953
- Median annual property tax
- $3,222
- Households with broadband internet
- 53.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 10,119
- Average weekly wage
- $941
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 429
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