IA area data
Scarville, IA
Scarville, IA.
Population: 219 (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, coldWave, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.7 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Friesenborg & Larson Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.8 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $1,536
- Households with broadband internet
- 51.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,264
- Average weekly wage
- $899
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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