MSSubClass |
Identifies the type of dwelling involved in the sale |
20 1-STORY 1946 & NEWER ALL STYLES |
30 1-STORY 1945 & OLDER |
40 1-STORY W/FINISHED ATTIC ALL AGES |
45 1-1/2 STORY - UNFINISHED ALL AGES |
50 1-1/2 STORY FINISHED ALL AGES |
60 2-STORY 1946 & NEWER |
70 2-STORY 1945 & OLDER |
75 2-1/2 STORY ALL AGES |
80 SPLIT OR MULTI-LEVEL |
85 SPLIT FOYER |
90 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 |
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MSZoning |
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 |
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LotFrontage |
Linear feet of street connected to property |
Feet |
LotArea |
Lot size in square feet |
Square Feet |
Street |
Type of road access to property |
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Alley |
Type of alley access to property |
Grvl Gravel |
Pave Paved |
NA No alley access |
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LotShape |
General shape of property |
Reg Regular |
IR1 Slightly irregular |
IR2 Moderately Irregular |
IR3 Irregular |
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LandContour |
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 |
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Utilities |
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 |
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LotConfig |
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 |
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LandSlope |
Slope of property |
Gtl Gentle slope |
Mod Moderate Slope |
Sev Severe Slope |
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Neighborhood |
Physical locations within Ames city limits |
Blmngtn Bloomington Heights |
Blueste Bluestem |
BrDale Briardale |
BrkSide Brookside |
ClearCr Clear Creek |
CollgCr College Creek |
Crawfor Crawford |
Edwards Edwards |
Gilbert Gilbert |
IDOTRR Iowa DOT and Rail Road |
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 |
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Condition1 |
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 |
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Condition2 |
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 |
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BldgType |
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 |
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HouseStyle |
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 |
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OverallQual |
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 |
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OverallCond |
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 |
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YearBuilt |
Original construction date |
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YearRemodAdd |
Remodel date (same as construction date if no remodeling or additions) |
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RoofStyle |
Type of roof |
Flat Flat |
Gable Gable |
Gambrel Gabrel (Barn) |
Hip Hip |
Mansard Mansard |
Shed Shed |
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RoofMatl |
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 |
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Exterior1st |
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 |
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Exterior2nd |
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 |
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MasVnrType |
Masonry veneer type |
BrkCmn Brick Common |
BrkFace Brick Face |
CBlock Cinder Block |
None None |
Stone Stone |
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MasVnrArea |
Masonry veneer area in square feet |
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ExterQual |
Evaluates the quality of the material on the exterior |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Average/Typical |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
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ExterCond |
Evaluates the present condition of the material on the exterior |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Average/Typical |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
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Foundation |
Type of foundation |
BrkTil Brick & Tile |
CBlock Cinder Block |
PConc Poured Contrete |
Slab Slab |
Stone Stone |
Wood Wood |
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BsmtQual |
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 |
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BsmtCond |
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 |
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BsmtExposure |
Refers to walkout or garden level walls |
Gd Good Exposure |
Av Average Exposure (split levels or foyers typically score average or above) |
Mn Mimimum Exposure |
No No Exposure |
NA No Basement |
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BsmtFinType1 |
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 |
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BsmtFinSF2 |
Type 2 finished square feet |
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BsmtUnfSF |
Unfinished square feet of basement area |
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TotalBsmtSF |
Total square feet of basement area |
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Heating |
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 |
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HeatingQC |
Heating quality and condition |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Average/Typical |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
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CentralAir |
Central air conditioning |
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Electrical |
Electrical system |
SBrkr Standard Circuit Breakers & Romex |
FuseA Fuse Box over 60 AMP and all Romex wiring (Average) |
FuseF 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly Romex wiring (Fair) |
FuseP 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly knob & tube wiring (poor) |
Mix Mixed |
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1stFlrSF |
First Floor square feet |
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2ndFlrSF |
Second floor square feet |
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LowQualFinSF |
Low quality finished square feet (all floors) |
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GrLivArea |
Above grade (ground) living area square feet |
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BsmtFullBath |
Basement full bathrooms |
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BsmtHalfBath |
Basement half bathrooms |
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FullBath |
Full bathrooms above grade |
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HalfBath |
Half baths above grade |
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Bedroom |
Bedrooms above grade (does NOT include basement bedrooms) |
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Kitchen |
Kitchens above grade |
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KitchenQual |
Kitchen quality |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Typical/Average |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
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TotRmsAbvGrd |
Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms) |
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Functional |
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 |
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Fireplaces |
Number of fireplaces |
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FireplaceQu |
Fireplace quality |
Ex Excellent - Exceptional Masonry Fireplace |
Gd Good - Masonry Fireplace in main level |
TA Average - Prefabricated Fireplace in main living area or Masonry Fireplace in basement |
Fa Fair - Prefabricated Fireplace in basement |
Po Poor - Ben Franklin Stove |
NA No Fireplace |
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GarageType |
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 |
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GarageYrBlt |
Year garage was built |
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GarageFinish |
Interior finish of the garage |
Fin Finished |
RFn Rough Finished |
Unf Unfinished |
NA No Garage |
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GarageCars |
Size of garage in car capacity |
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GarageArea |
Size of garage in square feet |
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GarageQual |
Garage quality |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Typical/Average |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
NA No Garage |
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GarageCond |
Garage condition |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Typical/Average |
Fa Fair |
Po Poor |
NA No Garage |
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PavedDrive |
Paved driveway |
Y Paved |
P Partial Pavement |
N Dirt/Gravel |
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WoodDeckSF |
Wood deck area in square feet |
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OpenPorchSF |
Open porch area in square feet |
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EnclosedPorch |
Enclosed porch area in square feet |
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3SsnPorch |
Three season porch area in square feet |
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ScreenPorch |
Screen porch area in square feet |
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PoolArea |
Pool area in square feet |
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PoolQC |
Pool quality |
Ex Excellent |
Gd Good |
TA Average/Typical |
Fa Fair |
NA No Pool |
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Fence |
Fence quality |
GdPrv Good Privacy |
MnPrv Minimum Privacy |
GdWo Good Wood |
MnWw Minimum Wood/Wire |
NA No Fence |
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MiscFeature |
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 |
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MiscVal |
$Value of miscellaneous feature |
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MoSold |
Month Sold (MM) |
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YrSold |
Year Sold (YYYY) |
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SaleType |
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 |
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SaleCondition |
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) |
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