NAME: ames.
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TYPE: Population
SIZE: 2881 observations, 78 variables
DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT: Data set contains information from the Ames
Assessor’s Office used in computing assessed values for individual
residential properties sold in Ames, IA from 2006 to 2010.
SOURCES:
Ames, Iowa Assessor’s Office
VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS:
ID : Unique identifier for the row.
d_type (Nominal): Identifies the type of dwelling involved in the sale.
020 1-STORY 1946 & NEWER ALL STYLES
030 1-STORY 1945 & OLDER
040 1-STORY W/FINISHED ATTIC ALL AGES
045 1-1/2 STORY - UNFINISHED ALL AGES
050 1-1/2 STORY FINISHED ALL AGES
060 2-STORY 1946 & NEWER
070 2-STORY 1945 & OLDER
075 2-1/2 STORY ALL AGES
080 SPLIT OR MULTI-LEVEL
085 SPLIT FOYER
090 DUPLEX - ALL STYLES AND AGES
120 1-STORY PUD (Planned Unit Development) - 1946 & NEWER
150 1-1/2 STORY PUD - ALL AGES
160 2-STORY PUD - 1946 & NEWER
180 PUD - MULTILEVEL - INCL SPLIT LEV/FOYER
190 2 FAMILY CONVERSION - ALL STYLES AND AGES
zone (Nominal): Identifies the general zoning classification of the sale.
A Agriculture
C Commercial
FV Floating Village Residential
I Industrial
RH Residential High Density
RL Residential Low Density
RP Residential Low Density Park
RM Residential Medium Density
frontage (Continuous): Linear feet of street connected to property
lot_area (Continuous): Lot size in square feet
road: Type of road access to property
Grvl Gravel
Pave Paved
alley (Nominal): Type of alley access to property
Grvl Gravel
Pave Paved
NA No alley access
shape (Ordinal): General shape of property
Reg Regular
IR1 Slightly irregular
IR2 Moderately Irregular
IR3 Irregular
contour (Nominal): Flatness of the property
Lvl Near Flat/Level
Bnk Banked - Quick and significant rise from street grade to
building
HLS Hillside - Significant slope from side to side
Low Depression
utilities (Ordinal): Type of utilities available
AllPub All public Utilities (E,G,W,& S)
NoSewr Electricity, Gas, and Water (Septic Tank)
NoSeWa Electricity and Gas Only
ELO Electricity only
configuration (Nominal): Lot configuration
Inside Inside lot
Corner Corner lot
CulDSac Cul-de-sac
FR2 Frontage on 2 sides of property
FR3 Frontage on 3 sides of property
slope (Ordinal): Slope of property
Gtl Gentle slope
Mod Moderate Slope
Sev Severe Slope
neighborhood (Nominal): Physical locations within Ames city limits (map
available)
Blmngtn Bloomington Heights
Blueste Bluestem
BrDale Briardale
BrkSide Brookside
ClearCr Clear Creek
CollgCr College Creek
Crawfor Crawford
Edwards Edwards
Gilbert Gilbert
Greens Greens
GrnHill Green Hills
IDOTRR Iowa DOT and Rail Road
Landmrk Landmark
MeadowV Meadow Village
Mitchel Mitchell
Names North Ames
NoRidge Northridge
NPkVill Northpark Villa
NridgHt Northridge Heights
NWAmes Northwest Ames
OldTown Old Town
SWISU South & West of Iowa State University
Sawyer Sawyer
SawyerW Sawyer West
Somerst Somerset
StoneBr Stone Brook
Timber Timberland
Veenker Veenker
prox_1 (Nominal): Proximity to various conditions
Artery Adjacent to arterial street
Feedr Adjacent to feeder street
Norm Normal
RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad
RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad
PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.
PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature
RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad
RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad
prox_2 (Nominal): Proximity to various conditions (if more than one is
present)
Artery Adjacent to arterial street
Feedr Adjacent to feeder street
Norm Normal
RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad
RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad
PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.
PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature
RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad
RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad
building (Nominal): Type of dwelling
1Fam Single-family Detached
2FmCon Two-family Conversion; originally built as one-family
dwelling
Duplx Duplex
TwnhsE Townhouse End Unit
TwnhsI Townhouse Inside Unit
stories (Nominal): Style of dwelling
1Story One story
1.5Fin One and one-half story: 2nd level finished
1.5Unf One and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished
2Story Two story
2.5Fin Two and one-half story: 2nd level finished
2.5Unf Two and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished
SFoyer Split Foyer
SLvl Split Level
house_quality (Ordinal): Rates the overall material and finish of the house
10 Very Excellent
9 Excellent
8 Very Good
7 Good
6 Above Average
5 Average
4 Below Average
3 Fair
2 Poor
1 Very Poor
house_condition (Ordinal): Rates the overall condition of the house
10 Very Excellent
9 Excellent
8 Very Good
7 Good
6 Above Average
5 Average
4 Below Average
3 Fair
2 Poor
1 Very Poor
year_built (Discrete): Original construction date
year_remod (Discrete): Remodel date (same as construction date if no
remodeling or additions)
roof_type (Nominal): Type of roof
Flat Flat
Gable Gable
Gambrel Gabrel (Barn)
Hip Hip
Mansard Mansard
Shed Shed
roof_material (Nominal): Roof material
ClyTile Clay or Tile
CompShg Standard (Composite) Shingle
Membran Membrane
Metal Metal
Roll Roll
Tar&Grv Gravel & Tar
WdShake Wood Shakes
WdShngl Wood Shingles
external_1 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house
AsbShng Asbestos Shingles
AsphShn Asphalt Shingles
BrkComm Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
CemntBd Cement Board
HdBoard Hard Board
ImStucc Imitation Stucco
MetalSd Metal Siding
Other Other
Plywood Plywood
PreCast PreCast
Stone Stone
Stucco Stucco
VinylSd Vinyl Siding
Wd Sdng Wood Siding
WdShing Wood Shingles
external_2 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house (if more than one
material)
AsbShng Asbestos Shingles
AsphShn Asphalt Shingles
BrkComm Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
CemntBd Cement Board
HdBoard Hard Board
ImStucc Imitation Stucco
MetalSd Metal Siding
Other Other
Plywood Plywood
PreCast PreCast
Stone Stone
Stucco Stucco
VinylSd Vinyl Siding
Wd Sdng Wood Siding
WdShing Wood Shingles
veneer (Nominal): Masonry veneer type
BrkCmn Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
None None
Stone Stone
veneer_area (Continuous): Masonry veneer area in square feet
external_qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the quality of the material on the
exterior
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor
external_cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the present condition of the material on
the exterior
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor
foundations (Nominal): Type of foundation
BrkTil Brick & Tile
CBlock Cinder Block
PConc Poured Contrete
Slab Slab
Stone Stone
Wood Wood
basement_qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the height of the basement
Ex Excellent (100+ inches)
Gd Good (90-99 inches)
TA Typical (80-89 inches)
Fa Fair (70-79 inches)
Po Poor (<70 inches
NA No Basement
basement_cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the general condition of the basement
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical - slight dampness allowed
Fa Fair - dampness or some cracking or settling
Po Poor - Severe cracking, settling, or wetness
NA No Basement
bsmt_type_1 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area
GLQ Good Living Quarters
ALQ Average Living Quarters
BLQ Below Average Living Quarters
Rec Average Rec Room
LwQ Low Quality
Unf Unfinshed
NA No Basement
bsmt_sf1 (Continuous): Type 1 finished square feet
bsmt_type_2 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area (if multiple
types)
GLQ Good Living Quarters
ALQ Average Living Quarters
BLQ Below Average Living Quarters
Rec Average Rec Room
LwQ Low Quality
Unf Unfinshed
NA No Basement
bsmt_sf2 (Continuous): Type 2 finished square feet
bsmt_unf (Continuous): Unfinished square feet of basement area
bsmt_area (Continuous): Total square feet of basement area
heat_type (Nominal): Type of heating
Floor Floor Furnace
GasA Gas forced warm air furnace
GasW Gas hot water or steam heat
Grav Gravity furnace
OthW Hot water or steam heat other than gas
Wall Wall furnace
heat_qual (Ordinal): Heating quality and condition
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor
aircon (Nominal): Central air conditioning
N No
Y Yes
floor1_sf (Continuous): First Floor square feet
floor2_sf (Continuous) : Second floor square feet
low_qual_sf (Continuous): Low quality finished square feet (all floors)
Gr Liv Area (Continuous): Above grade (ground) living area square feet
bsmt_full_bath (Discrete): Basement full bathrooms
bsmt_half_bath (Discrete): Basement half bathrooms
full_bath (Discrete): Full bathrooms above grade
half_bath (Discrete): Half baths above grade
bedroom (Discrete): Bedrooms above grade (does NOT include basement
bedrooms)
kitchen (Discrete): Kitchens above grade
kitchen_qual (Ordinal): Kitchen quality
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
Fa Fair
Po Poor
rooms_tot (Discrete): Total rooms above grade (does not include
bathrooms)
functionaltiy (Ordinal): Home functionality (Assume typical unless
deductions are warranted)
Typ Typical Functionality
Min1 Minor Deductions 1
Min2 Minor Deductions 2
Mod Moderate Deductions
Maj1 Major Deductions 1
Maj2 Major Deductions 2
Sev Severely Damaged
Sal Salvage only
fireplace (Discrete): Number of fireplaces
fireplace_qual (Ordinal): Fireplace quality
Ex Excellent - Exceptional Masonry Fireplace
Gd Good - Masonry Fireplace in main level
TA Average - Prefabricated Fireplace in main living area or
garage_loc (Nominal): Garage location
2Types More than one type of garage
Attchd Attached to home
Basment Basement Garage
BuiltIn Built-In (Garage part of house - typically has room above
garage)
CarPort Car Port
Detchd Detached from home
NA No Garage
garage_year (Discrete): Year garage was built
garage_fin (Ordinal) : Interior finish of the garage
Fin Finished
RFn Rough Finished
Unf Unfinished
NA No Garage
garage_cars (Discrete): Size of garage in car capacity
garage_area (Continuous): Size of garage in square feet
garage_qual (Ordinal): Garage quality
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
Fa Fair
Po Poor
NA No Garage
garage_cond (Ordinal): Garage condition
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
Fa Fair
Po Poor
NA No Garage
driveway (Ordinal): Paved driveway
Y Paved
P Partial Pavement
N Dirt/Gravel
deck_sf (Continuous): Wood deck area in square feet
open_porch_sf (Continuous): Open porch area in square feet
encl_porch_sf (Continuous): Enclosed porch area in square feet
season_porch (Continuous): Three season porch area in square feet
screen_porch (Continuous): Screen porch area in square feet
pool_sf (Continuous): Pool area in square feet
fence_qual (Ordinal): Fence quality
GdPrv Good Privacy
MnPrv Minimum Privacy
GdWo Good Wood
MnWw Minimum Wood/Wire
NA No Fence
features (Nominal): Miscellaneous feature not covered in other categories
Elev Elevator
Gar2 2nd Garage (if not described in garage section)
Othr Other
Shed Shed (over 100 SF)
TenC Tennis Court
NA None
features_val (Continuous): $Value of miscellaneous feature
month_sold (Discrete): Month Sold (MM)
year_sold (Discrete): Year Sold (YYYY)
sale_type (Nominal): Type of sale
WD Warranty Deed - Conventional
CWD Warranty Deed - Cash
VWD Warranty Deed - VA Loan
New Home just constructed and sold
COD Court Officer Deed/Estate
Con Contract 15% Down payment regular terms
ConLw Contract Low Down payment and low interest
ConLI Contract Low Interest
ConLD Contract Low Down
Oth Other
sale_cond (Nominal): Condition of sale
Normal Normal Sale
Abnorml Abnormal Sale - trade, foreclosure, short sale
AdjLand Adjoining Land Purchase
Alloca Allocation - two linked properties with separate deeds,
typically condo with a garage unit
Family Sale between family members
Partial Home was not completed when last assessed (associated with
New Homes)
sale_price (Continuous): Sale price $$
