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Home Values and Rent Rates
Average home value: $64,500 Average selling price (first six months of '99 for area north of I-80 and west of Iowa River): $106,065
Highest selling price: $195,000
Lowest selling price: $54,900
Rent rates by number of units, 1990 Census data (16,197 units for all of Johnson County)
Less than $250, 2,779, 17.2 percent
$250-$499, 10,649, 65.7 percent
$500-$749, 2,426, 15.0 percent
$750-$999, 258, 1.6 percent
$1,000 or more, 85, 0.5 percent

Distribution of home values
$500,000 or higher, 0.4 percent
$250,000-$499,999, 2.1 percent
$150,000-$249,999, 6.0 percent
$100,000-$149,999, 19.0 percent
$75,000-$99,999, 29.2 percent
$20,000-$74,999, 43.0 percent
Less than $20,000, 0.3 percent

State income tax brackets:
$51,120 or more, 8.98 percent
$34,081-$51,120, 7.92 percent
$22,721-$34,080, 6.80 percent
$17,041-$22,720, 6.48 percent
$10,225-$17,040, 6.12 percent
$4,545-$10,224, 4.50 percent
$2,273-$4,544, 2.43 percent
$1,137-$2,272, 0.72 percent
$1,136 or less, 0.36 percent

Taxes
City property taxes: $1,040.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
County property taxes: $537.57 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
School district property tax: $1,208.29 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Total property taxes: $2,884.87 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Sales tax: 5 percent

Service Rates
Water rate: $4.50 minimum, then $4.50 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer: $17 per month flat rate
Gas rate: MidAmerican Energy Company, (888) 427-5632
Electric rate: Alliant IES Utilities, Inc., (800) 822-4348
Phone rate: Rates vary, call GTE Midwest Incorporated, (800) 483-4400, South Slope Co-Op Telephone Co. Inc. (319) 227-7111 or (800) 272-6449
Cable: AT&T of Eastern Iowa, (319) 351-3984
Trash pick up: $8 per month flat rate

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