Home Values and Rent Rates
Median home value: $71,920
Average selling price (first 6 months of '99 for area east of Iowa River and north of I-80): $107,675
Highest selling price: $200,000
Lowest selling price: $59,500

Average rent by number of units, 1990 U.S. Census data (1,182 units total): (Data is for the entire county)
Less than $250, 757, 64.0 percent
$250-$499, 415, 35.1 percent
$500-$750, 8, 0.7 percent
$750-$999, 1, 0.1 percent
$1,000 or more, 1, 0.1 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

Population by household income in the following categories:
$100,000 or more, 5.0 percent
$75,000-$99,999, 6.8 percent
$50,000-$74,999, 25.9 percent
$35,000-$49,999, 22.6 percent
$25,000-$34,999, 15.0 percent
$15,000-$24,999, 14.2 percent
Less than $15,000, 10.4 percent

Taxes
City property taxes: $996.10 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
County property taxes: $550.35 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
School district property tax: $1,306.21 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Total property taxes: $2,959.52 per $100,000 of assessed valuation
Sales taxes: 5 percent

Service Rates
Water rate: $2.65 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer rate: $2.65 per 1,000 gallons
Electric, gas rates: Alliant IES Utilities, Inc. (800) 822-4348
Phone rate: Liberty Communications, (319) 643-5353
Cable: AT&T
Trash pick up: Stickers for trash bags on sale at Jack and Jill grocery store