Well-maintained Cape Cod style home located near downtown Ames, hospital, and bus stops. Easy access to I-35. Hardwood floors throughout main floor and second level. Open, clean, unfinished basement. Sliding glass doors out to backyard patio. New roof in 2009. New furnace and A/C units in 2010. New driveway in 2014. New water heater in 2015.
Sold for $220,000
$220,000
1216 Stafford Ave, Ames, IA 50010
3beds
1,564sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1946
6,011 Square Feet Lot
$233,100 Zestimate®
$141/sqft
$1,588 Estimated rent
Home value
$233,100
$207,000 - $256,000
$1,588/mo
Zestimate® history
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2.25
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 3/4 bathrooms: 1
Heating
- Forced air, Gas
Cooling
- Central
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Garbage disposal, Microwave, Range / Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate, Linoleum / Vinyl
- Basement: Unfinished
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,564 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Garage - Detached
Features
- Exterior features: Metal
- Has view: Yes
- View description: None
Lot
- Size: 6,011 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 0902202120
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Frame
- Foundation: Concrete Block
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- Year built: 1946
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Ames
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $141/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $207,700
- Annual tax amount: $3,008
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 7/15/2025 | Sold | $220,000+33.7%$141/sqft |
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| 3/24/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 9/1/2016 | Listing removed | $164,500$105/sqft |
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| 9/1/2016 | Listed for sale | $164,500$105/sqft |
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| 7/2/2016 | Pending sale | $164,500$105/sqft |
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| 7/1/2016 | Listed for sale | $164,500+28.5%$105/sqft |
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| 7/11/2005 | Sold | $128,000$82/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,008 +2.2% | $207,700 -4.5% |
| 2024 | $2,942 +11.8% | $217,600 |
| 2023 | $2,632 +1.3% | $217,600 +31.6% |
| 2022 | $2,598 -4.3% | $165,300 |
| 2021 | $2,714 -3.9% | $165,300 +1.5% |
| 2020 | $2,825 -3.3% | $162,900 |
| 2019 | $2,923 +19.8% | $162,900 |
| 2018 | $2,439 +6.7% | $162,900 |
| 2017 | $2,286 +2.5% | $162,900 +20.3% |
| 2016 | $2,230 | $135,400 |
| 2015 | $2,230 +7.2% | $135,400 |
| 2014 | $2,080 | $135,400 +6.2% |
| 2013 | -- | $127,500 |
| 2012 | -- | $127,500 |
| 2011 | $1,900 +2.7% | -- |
| 2010 | $1,850 +6.9% | -- |
| 2009 | $1,730 +3.2% | -- |
| 2008 | $1,676 +7.9% | -- |
| 2005 | $1,554 -10.2% | -- |
| 2004 | $1,730 +160.9% | $116,600 |
| 2003 | $663 -60.8% | -- |
| 2002 | $1,693 +6.3% | $54,871 +4.2% |
| 2001 | $1,592 | $52,664 |
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Neighborhood: Sunrise Addition
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- 8/10Meeker Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.6 mi
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- 7/10Ames High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.4 mi
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- Iowa
- Story County
- Ames
- 50010
- Sunrise Addition
- 1216 Stafford Ave