Check out this recently updated affordable home located close to downtown! This would be the perfect starter home or an investment property. The main floor features an updated kitchen with lower cabinets, upper shelving, countertop, tiled backsplash, and flooring. Also on the main floor is a cozy living room, bedroom, and an updated bathroom with a walk-in tiled shower. New all in one washer/dryer unit in the kitchen with built in cabinets/shelving to stay! Walk up your new stairway to find a good sized bedroom with an extra area for closet or office space. Full unfinished basement for all of your extra storage needs! Detached 1 stall garage with alley access. This home is move in ready with many updates within the last year including new steel roof, furnace, on demand water heater, exterior and interior paint, all new windows, interior and exterior trim, new flooring throughout the home, all new doors, updated wiring, sheetrock and paneling, new stairway, finished off front porch, back deck, and fully updated kitchen and bathroom. Everything has been done for you! All you need to do is move your stuff in!
Pending
$100,000
309 S Elm St, Cresco, IA 52136
2beds
812sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1887
6,751 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$123/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
- 48 days
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Heidi M Rice 507-259-8344,
Country Life Real Estate Inc
Source: Northeast Iowa Regional BOR as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 20263460
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- 3/4 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: 1st Floor Entry, Main Floor Laundry
Other
- Level: Upper
Other
- Level: Main
Other
- Level: Lower
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- Ceiling Fan(s)
Appliances
- Included: Dryer, Free-Standing Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Gas Water Heater
- Laundry: 1st Floor, In Kitchen
Features
- Ceiling Fan(s)
- Basement: Block,Interior Entry,Exterior Entry,Floor Drain,Unfinished
- Has fireplace: No
- Fireplace features: None
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 812 sqft
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Detached Garage
- Carport spaces: 1
Features
- Patio & porch: Deck
Lot
- Size: 6,751 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 50 x 135
- Features: Level
Details
- Parcel number: 320013603010000
- Zoning: R-1
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Cedar
- Roof: Steel
Condition
- Year built: 1887
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Sidewalks
- Security: Smoke Detector(s)
Location
- Region: Cresco
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $123/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $31,560
- Annual tax amount: $518
- Date on market: 7/24/2026
- Road surface type: Gravel, Paved
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
Not available
$884/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2025 | Sold | $35,000-12.3%$43/sqft |
Source:  Northeast Iowa Regional BOR as distributed by MLS GRID #20251685 Report a problem | ||
| 4/21/2025 | Pending sale | $39,900$49/sqft |
Source: Northeast Iowa Regional BOR as distributed by MLS GRID #20251685 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $518 +0.8% | $31,560 +12.1% |
| 2024 | $514 +60.6% | $28,160 |
| 2023 | $320 +8.1% | $28,160 +18.5% |
| 2022 | $296 +8.8% | $23,770 |
| 2021 | $272 +3% | $23,770 +10.6% |
| 2020 | $264 +4.8% | $21,500 |
| 2019 | $252 +2.4% | $21,500 +5.9% |
| 2018 | $246 | $20,300 +6.9% |
| 2017 | $246 +7.9% | $18,990 |
| 2016 | $228 | $18,990 |
| 2015 | $228 -2.6% | $18,990 |
| 2014 | $234 +12.5% | $18,990 |
| 2013 | $208 -13.3% | -- |
| 2012 | $240 -29.4% | -- |
| 2011 | $340 +9.7% | -- |
| 2010 | $310 +24% | -- |
| 2009 | $250 +4.2% | -- |
| 2008 | $240 -3.2% | -- |
| 2007 | $248 | -- |
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Neighborhood: 52136
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Cresco
- Middle: Cresco
- High: Howard Winneshiek
Source: Northeast Iowa Regional BOR as distributed by MLS GRID. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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