IA area data
Luther, IA
Luther, IA.
Population: 138 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $245,000
- Median days on market
- 145 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.3%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,088/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,415/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.4 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +31 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $2,125
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,656
- Average weekly wage
- $987
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 53
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