IA area data
Patterson, IA
Patterson, IA.
Population: 346 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $242,950
- Median list price
- $330,000
- Median days on market
- 140 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.8%
- Active listings
- 4
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,240/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,690/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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 41.1 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Winterset Madison County Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $1,125
- Households with broadband internet
- 48.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,092
- Average weekly wage
- $938
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 68
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