IA area data
Onawa, IA
Onawa, IA.
Population: 3,500 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $158,733
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +21.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +83.4%
- All-time peak (2024-08)
- $159,976
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 32.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (53 mi)
- Nearest airport
- B-8 Farms Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -2 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,961
- Median annual property tax
- $1,897
- Mean commute to work
- 17 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 61.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,030
- Average weekly wage
- $865
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Arts & Entertainment
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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