Land Values by CountyFor the second year in a row, all 99 of Iowa’s counties showed an increase in land values. However, for the first time in almost a decade, Scott County did not report the highest overall value. O’Brien County topped the list this year, reporting a 20.6-percent ...
Land area: 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 sq km) Geographic center: Story County, 5 miles NE of Ames. Longitude: 93° 23.1'W; Latitude: 41° 57.7'N Number of counties: 99 Largest county by population and area: Polk County, 492,401 (2020); Kossuth, 972 sq mi. (2,520 sq km) State...
The raising prices of farm acreage in Iowa also helpedthis one farmset a new county land sale record. Iowa Farm Land Sets New County Record The Buildings Brock Auction Company The Buildings Lets start by taking a look at the buildings that came with this property. You can see here there a...
as well as the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Ironically, the success in farm productivity led to lower commodity prices, which in turn meant fewer but larger farms. Though farms still made up the overwhelming share of Iowa land in the early 21st century, fewer than one-tenth of...
#29. Spink County, South Dakota - Population: 6,408 - Median home value: $102,000 (77% own) - Median rent: $625 (23% own) - Median household income: $63,802 - Top public schools: Northwestern Elementary School (grade B), Doland Elementary School (grade B), Northwestern Middle Scho...
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into debt to buy land. When the Great Depression hit in 1929, many lost their lands. Farmers formed cooperatives to save their farms during this time. They joined together to buy supplies and sell their crops. World War II also helped Iowa's economy by increasing the need for pork and ...
land values, scott county reported the highest value of $13,852 an acre and decatur county the lowest value at $5,062. the survey is based on reports by agricultural professionals knowledgeable of land market conditions, such as appraisers, farm managers, agricultural lenders, and ...
Iowa prospered greatly with the beginning of railroad construction, and the rivalry between towns to get the lines was so fierce that the grant of big land tracts to railroad companies was curtailed by legislative act in 1857. Two years earlier the state's first railroad line was completed ...