Experience the best of country living on this beautiful acreage featuring the perfect blend of mature timber, open pasture, and a scenic creek. Inside, you'll love the original woodwork, hardwood floors, fresh paint throughout, updated windows, and a spacious deck overlooking the peaceful countryside. Whether you're dreaming of horses, chickens, a hobby farm, or ATV and walking trails, this property offers endless possibilities, with an 18'x21' lean-to, 14'x14' shed, grain bin, and a detached 3-car garage with workshop space. Deer, turkey, and pheasant are frequent visitors, while black walnut and add to the picturesque setting. Warren County Rural Water, private septic, propane, separate well for livestock, Windstream high-speed internet, and a hard-surface road. Bring the horses, chickens, and ATVs—this acreage is ready for it all!
Country living at its finest with perfect mix of timber, pasture, bordering creek. Perfect hobby farm with buildings to raise a variety of farm animals large and small. Both adults and kids will love watching the natural wildlife like pheasant, deer and turkey are all around you. Black walnut and apple trees and many perennial flowers add to this picturesque country setting. Horse pasture fenced with 18 x 21 lean to shed. 14 x 14 shed, grain bin, and trailer for hay storage. The 3 car detached garage provides a workshop area and extra space for those acreage toys. Large deck, original workwork, hardwood floors throughout. Warren County Water and Septic, propane fuel and a well for farm animal's use. Updated windows. Entire acreage is fenced and on hard surface road. Windstream offers high speed internet. Just 38 minutes from WDM using I-35, 10 minutes from Winterset and 7 minutes to Truro. All appliances included plus children's swing set. Check it out and get ready to move!
Public Records
Jun 10, 2015
Sold
$175,100
$85/sq ft
DMMLS #445587
May 28, 2015
Sold
$175,000
$85/sq ft
Nov 18, 2014
Listed
$175,000
$85/sq ft
8.5 acres right off the highway! Everything in home has been redone. Awesome opportunity to own an outstanding piece of land just minutes away from Des Moines!
DMMLS #388230
Jul 27, 2012
Sold
$152,000
$74/sq ft
Jul 31, 2011
Listed
$160,000
$78/sq ft
DMMLS #283564
Sep 26, 2006
Sold
$167,000
$82/sq ft
Jun 3, 2006
Listed
$175,000
$85/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,578 (+2.2%)
$84,700 + $246,900
$331,600
2024
$5,460 (+4.0%)
$84,700 + $246,900
$331,600
2023
$5,252 (+0.7%)
$84,700 + $236,900
$321,600
2022
$5,218
$84,700 + $236,900
$321,600
2021
$5,216 (+1.4%)
$84,700 + $174,700
$259,400
2020
$5,146 (+25.1%)
$84,700 + $174,700
$259,400
2019
$4,114 (+1.7%)
$77,000 + $159,400
$236,400
2018
$4,046 (+3.3%)
$77,000 + $159,400
$236,400
2017
$3,918 (+21.8%)
$57,200 + $126,800
$184,000
2016
$3,218 (+2.2%)
$57,200 + $118,800
$176,000
2015
$3,148 (+0.6%)
$57,200 + $118,800
$176,000
2014
$3,130 (+906.0%)
$57,200 + $89,300
$146,500
2013
$311
$57,200 + $89,300
$146,500
Public record
Beds
4
Baths
1
Stories
2
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Lot size
7.93 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,048
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
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Total Sq. Ft.
2,048
Year built
1920
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Madison County
APN
930001100021000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Oct 16, 2026.
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