IA area data
Swaledale, IA
Swaledale, IA.
Population: 250 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $70,000
- Median list price
- $70,000
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, winterWeather, coldWave, hail, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Dad's Field (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $1,315
- Households with broadband internet
- 75.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 20,375
- Average weekly wage
- $1,024
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 30
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