Order (Discrete): Observation number
PID (Nominal): Parcel identification number - Unique identification number for the property. Unfortunately, Ames has updated its PIDs since this data set was released, so you can no longer look up the properties in this data set.
MS SubClass (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
MS Zoning (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
Lot Frontage (Continuous): Linear feet of street connected to property
Lot Area (Continuous): Lot size in square feet
Street (Nominal): 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
Lot Shape (Ordinal): General shape of property
Reg Regular
IR1 Slightly irregular
IR2 Moderately Irregular
IR3 Irregular
Land 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
Lot Config (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
Land 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
Condition 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
Condition 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
Bldg Type (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
House Style (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
Overall Qual (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
Overall Cond (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/Add (Discrete): Remodel date (same as construction date if no remodeling or additions)
Roof Style (Nominal): Type of roof
Flat Flat
Gable Gable
Gambrel Gabrel (Barn)
Hip Hip
Mansard Mansard
Shed Shed
Roof Matl (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
Exterior 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
Exterior 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
Mas Vnr Type (Nominal): Masonry veneer type
BrkCmn Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
None None
Stone Stone
Mas Vnr Area (Continuous): Masonry veneer area in square feet
Exter Qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the quality of the material on the exterior
Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor
Exter Cond (Ordinal): 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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