Some places you walk onto and you just know. Stand on the deck here early with your coffee, watch the mist sit on Hendrickson Marsh and the geese come up off the water, and you will understand why this one is different. Just over three acres with what may be the finest view in Story County, and more than 800 acres of public state ground right at your back door to hunt, fish, and roam whenever the mood strikes, with not one acre of it to mow or pay taxes on. Mature timber, open ground, fruit trees, deer that come through like they own the place. Room to put up the hobby shop you have always wanted, run a few animals, or build the dream home right on the rise looking out over the marsh. In the meantime you have a well kept and updated 3 bedroom ranch, 1,160 square feet on the main with a full basement and a 24x24 detached garage, completely turnkey. Not a dollar has to be spent before you move in and start living it. Collins-Maxwell schools, and Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines are all inside 40 minutes, so the quiet is yours without giving up a thing. All of this and less than a quarter mile on gravel. Ground like this, timber, water, a view, and public land out the back, almost never comes on the market here, and when it does it does not come at this price. Come stand on it once and you will not want to leave.
Vacant landProperty Type
1966Year Built
3.25 acresLot Size
$104,615Price/Acres
2 car garageParking
Listed by Jayce Schorn-Pedro• RE/MAX Real Estate Center
Very well maintained acreage in Story county. Beautiful views surround this property. Enjoy this 3 bedroom ranch on 3.25 acres in solitude while still being close to Ames, Marshalltown, Ankeny and Altoona. There are hardwood floors in the home and outside apple, pear, peach, plum, and cherry trees are on the property.
DMMLS #586794
Sep 6, 2019
Sold
$180,000
$155/sq ft
Jul 12, 2019
Listed
$180,000
$155/sq ft
+19
Public Records
Jan 25, 2011
Sold
$145,000
$125/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,120 (+2.0%)
$151,300 + $140,300
$291,600
2024
$3,060 (+20.9%)
$151,300 + $140,300
$291,600
2023
$2,532 (−2.6%)
$124,800 + $117,500
$242,300
2022
$2,600 (−0.8%)
$77,000 + $92,900
$169,900
2021
$2,622 (+7.7%)
$77,000 + $92,900
$169,900
2020
$2,434 (+16.3%)
$67,900 + $92,900
$160,800
2019
$2,092 (+2.8%)
$67,900 + $92,900
$160,800
2018
$2,036 (+3.4%)
$67,900 + $92,900
$160,800
2017
$1,970 (+2.6%)
$61,100 + $86,400
$147,500
2016
$1,920 (+16.6%)
$61,100 + $86,400
$147,500
2014
$1,646
$61,100 + $78,700
$139,800
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
3.58 Acres
Year renovated
1966
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,160
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,160
Year built
1966
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Story County
APN
1601300325
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 24, 2026.
A-1
Agricultural District
The A-1 District is intended and designed to accommodate land uses compatible with agriculture and to protect agricultural land from encroachment of urban land uses. The Cornerstone to Capstone C2C Comprehensive Plan designates priority agricultural land as Agricultural Conservation Areas. These areas are intended to preserve rural character by limiting the development of most new non-farm dwellings to large lots. In some instances, the A-1 District permits non-farm residential development on smaller lots in furtherance of the Cornerstone to Capstone C2C Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Equestrian facility
Livestock production
Housing-Single unit
Agriculture-Cropland
Cemetery
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
0.93% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 102° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
1/10 Air Factor
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 0 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Collins, IA • 50055
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Sun exposure
96/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
10.9 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 28868 730th Ave
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