Charming ranch-style home with plenty of potential! This 2-bedroom home features a spacious primary bedroom, an updated kitchen, and an inviting open-concept living and dining area with soaring ceilings and large windows that fill the space with natural light. The semi-finished basement offers additional living or storage space. Convenient main-level laundry, a second bedroom, and a full bath provide easy everyday living. Outside, you'll find a single attached garage, additional off-street parking, a fenced backyard with a concrete patio for added privacy, and a welcoming front deck that enhances the home's curb appeal.
Active - contingent
$149,500
500 E Elm St, Algona, IA 50511
2beds
1,229sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1947
5,808 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$122/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Single attached garageAdditional off-street parkingConvenient main-level laundrySoaring ceilingsUpdated kitchenSpacious primary bedroom
- 53 days
- 157
- 5
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Jodi Delange 515-320-5583,
EXIT Realty Home/Land Properties
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 6340133
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 2
- 1/4 bathrooms: 1
Bedroom 2
- Level: Main
- Area: 100 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 10x10
Other
- Level: Main
- Area: 360 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 18x20
Dining room
- Level: Main
- Area: 240 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 12x20
Other
- Level: Main
- Area: 30 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 5x6
Other
- Level: Main
- Area: 45 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 7.5x6
Other
- Level: Main
- Area: 42.5 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 8.5x5
Family room
- Level: Lower
Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 110 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 10x11
Living room
- Level: Main
- Area: 144 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 12x12
Heating
- Forced Air
Cooling
- Central Air
Features
- Basement: Partial
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,229 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Attached, Concrete
- Garage spaces: 1
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Lot
- Size: 5,808 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 66 x 88= 5,808
Details
- Parcel number: 2202430001
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Ranch
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Metal Siding
Condition
- Year built: 1947
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Algona
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $122/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $110,443
- Annual tax amount: $1,628
- Date on market: 7/8/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 54 days
Estimated market value
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Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 7/8/2026 | Listed for sale | $149,500+86.9%$122/sqft |
Source:  NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6340133 Report a problem | ||
| 9/28/2018 | Listing removed | $80,000$65/sqft |
Source: Farm & Home Services #18-1080 Report a problem | ||
| 8/10/2018 | Listed for sale | $80,000+23.1%$65/sqft |
Source: Farm & Home Services #18-1080 Report a problem | ||
| 8/23/2011 | Sold | $65,000$53/sqft |
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #5436968 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,456 +3.3% | $110,443 +14.9% |
| 2024 | $1,410 -11.2% | $96,146 |
| 2023 | $1,588 +11% | $96,146 +1.4% |
| 2022 | $1,430 +3.8% | $94,803 +10.2% |
| 2021 | $1,378 -12.1% | $86,001 +5.4% |
| 2020 | $1,568 +2.8% | $81,577 -3.6% |
| 2019 | $1,526 | $84,616 -1.6% |
| 2018 | $1,526 | $85,958 +5.2% |
| 2017 | $1,526 +25.9% | $81,721 |
| 2016 | $1,212 +31.7% | $81,721 +28.8% |
| 2015 | $920 +5.7% | $63,465 |
| 2014 | $870 +3.6% | $63,465 |
| 2013 | $840 -20% | -- |
| 2012 | $1,050 +43.4% | -- |
| 2010 | $732 +13% | -- |
| 2009 | $648 +3.8% | -- |
| 2008 | $624 +4.3% | -- |
| 2007 | $598 -18.3% | -- |
| 2005 | $732 | -- |
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