IA area data
Prescott, IA
Prescott, IA.
Population: 676 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
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
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 37.5 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Corning Municipal Airport (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.8 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,953
- Median annual property tax
- $1,486
- Households with broadband internet
- 47.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,027
- Average weekly wage
- $940
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Wholesale Trade, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2
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