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Ames Housing Market

$258,124

3.8% 1-yr

The average Ames home value is $258,124, up 3.8% over the past year and goes to pending in around 16 days.

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Ames Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $258,124

1-year Value Change: +3.8%

(Data through April 30, 2025)

Ames Housing Market Overview

2.2%1-year Market Forecast(April 30, 2025)
282For sale inventory(April 30, 2025)
113New listings(April 30, 2025)
0.981Median sale to list ratio(March 31, 2025)
$260,633Median sale price(March 31, 2025)
$287,333Median list price(April 30, 2025)
10.2%Percent of sales over list price(March 31, 2025)
70.2%Percent of sales under list price(March 31, 2025)
16Median days to pending(April 30, 2025)
(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)
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Ames Rental Market Trends

$1,065Average rent in Ames(April 30, 2025)
$2,024National average rent(April 30, 2025)
-0.4%Month-over-month change(April 30, 2025)
4.0%Year-over-year change(April 30, 2025)
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The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.

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