Ames Market Data Snapshot
Source-separated market context for Ames sellers comparing a cash offer with listing, repairs, waiting, or tenant/inherited-property issues.
Market data sources
How to read Ames market data
Realtor.com 202604 county hotness row
Realtor.com county hotness dataset for 202604 ranks the story, ia row #480 with median listing price $375500.0 and median days on market 44.5. Use this as market-priority and listing-speed context only, not a promise about one Ames house.
Source: Realtor.com/Realtor.com county hotness CSV `https://www.realtor.com/research/data/`; county/CBSA context, not a property-specific value claim.
Redfin Ames market context
Redfin public Story County housing-market context showed recent median sale-price context around $299K, down about 7.4% year over year; use it as county-level sale and competition context only, not a property-specific value promise.
Source: Redfin public housing-market page; sale-price and competition context only.
Realtor.com local Ames listing context
Realtor.com Story County public market context showed median listing price around $365K and rental context around $1.3K; Ames listing pages also show local inventory context. Use it separate from county hotness.
Source: Realtor.com public local listing/search context; separate from Redfin and Zillow.
Zillow Ames value context
Zillow Story County, IA home-value context showed average home value around $295,500, up about 2.7% over the past year; it is model context only, not an offer promise.
Source: Zillow public home-value page; model context only, not an offer promise.
Official local records
Official Story County links cover property records, recorder/deed records, taxes, and related title or authority questions where applicable.
Specific title, tax, court, tenant, probate, and authority questions need official review.
Helpful Ames public data links
- Realtor.com county hotness source filerealtor.com county hotness CSV
- Redfin Ames housing marketredfin.com
- Realtor.com Ames real estaterealtor.com
- Zillow Ames home valueszillow.com
- Story County Recorder and vital recordsstorycountyiowa.gov
- Story County real estate and property recordsstorycountyiowa.gov
- Story County Assessor and property valuesstorycountyiowa.gov
- Story County Beacon property searchbeacon.schneidercorp.com
- Iowa Land Recordsiowalandrecords.org
Use market data as a starting point. Specific property, title, tax, tenant, probate, and court facts need review before closing.
How to use this market data
Redfin, Zillow, Realtor.com, and official Story County records answer different questions. Redfin sale snapshots help with recent buyer activity. Zillow home-value context is a separate valuation model. Realtor.com county hotness and local listing data explain market-priority context. County records are for property, tax, court, probate, and sheriff-process checks. None of these sources guarantees the value, timeline, or legal status of one house.
Cash offer vs. listing context
A clean, updated, easy-to-show Ames house may still do well with a local agent. A repair-heavy, inherited, vacant, tenant-occupied, or deadline-driven house may need a direct review. Compare net proceeds after commission, repairs, concessions, utilities, taxes, insurance, cleanout, and holding time. Then compare certainty, privacy, and no realtor hassle.
Request a Ames written offer
No repairs or public showings before we review the house.