Mobile Home Park Details

• Purchase Method: Cash
• Listing ID: 1138252
• Posted On: Sep 27, 2019
• Updated On: Dec 9, 2019

Location

Located along the banks of Squaw Creek, in the Western part of Story County, just north of the Des Moines metro off of Interstate 35, Ames is a short forty minute drive from downtown Des Moines. Ames offers good schools, multiple health care facilities, and all amenities and leisure activities one would expect in a major college town like Ames. Known as the "Hawkeye" state, Iowa is ranked very highly on almost every major study on quality of life, with US News recently putting the state ninth overall and sixth in education. Ames itself was just voted the number two college town in America by livability.com. The city also enjoys and unemployment rate of less than 1.4%, which is the lowest in the nation.

The Ames Metro area has a population of nearly 110,000, which ranks it as the 359th largest metro area in the United States. However, Ames out-punches its weight class, with a metro-area GDP of $5.2 Billion ranked 172nd in the country.

The Iowa State Cyclones, playing in the Big Twelve, capture the passion of NCAA athletics fans in central Iowa.

The Ames Metro Area is also home to a wide variety of recreational and leisure activities. Story County is home to more than 439 miles of walking trails and over 68 parks, including McFarland Park, which is close to Hickory Grove Court, as well as at least thirty-five other parks in Ames. Story County is also home to at least ten golf courses and four recreation centers, as well as at least one ice arena.

Ames is also known for Iowa State University, which is a top 3 agriculture school nationwide. Founded in 1858, the school is among the largest in the nation, with an annual enrollment topping 35,000 undergraduate students. Located in Central Ames, not too far from downtown, the University is a public, land-grant institution that is well known for innovation in science and technology, and is home to the first electronic, digital computer. The school is ranked number one in the state of Iowa for best value, as well as top 25 programs in aerospace, chemical, civil, computer, electric, and materials engineering.