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Home Values and Rent Rates
Average home value: $118,308
Average selling price (first 6 months of '99 for area including Solon, Shueyville, Swisher and Lake/Reservoir areas): $177,503
Highest selling price: $489,000
Lowest selling price: $82,000

Rent rates by number of units, 1990 U.S. Census data (97 total units)
Less than $250, 35, 36.1 percent
$250-$499, 62, 63.9 percent
$500-$749, 0, 0 percent
$750-$999, 0, 0 percent
$1,000 or more, 0, 0 percent

The distribution of home values, in the following categories:
$500,000 or higher, 0.6 percent
$250,000 to $499,999, 8.1 percent
$150,000 to $249,999, 20.4 percent
$100,000 to $149,999, 36.1 percent
$75,000 to $99,999, 20.0 percent
$20,000 to $74,999, 14.2 percent
Less than $20,000, 0.6 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: $974.39 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
County property taxes: $537.57 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
School district property tax: $1,345.58 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Total property taxes: $2,956.79 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Sales tax: 5 percent

Service Rates
Water rate: $7.15 for first 1,500 gallons, then $2.63 for every 1,000 gallons
Sewer rate: $7.98 for first 1,500 gallons, then $3.28 for every 1,000 gallons
Electric, gas rate: MidAmerican Energy Company, (888) 427-5632
Phone rate: Rates vary, call GTE Midwest Incorporated, (800) 483-4400 or South Slope Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc., (319) 227-7111 or (800) 272-6449
Cable: Galaxy Cablevision, (800) 365-6988; AT&T of Eastern Iowa, (319) 351-3984
Trash pick up: $1 per 20 gallon bag or two stickers per larger bags.

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