The House Year

The House Year · state by state

Iowa

99 counties in the data · Zones 4b–6a · ~119–169 freezing days a year

What Iowa does to a house

A state is a big place — these are the ranges, not averages. The county pages pin the numbers down.

Climate
Zones 4b–6a. Freezing days run from ~119 to ~169 a year depending on the county.
First freeze
Usually lands anywhere from October 1 to October 22 depending on the county.
The air
Temperate air, more or less statewide.
The load
Heating season rules the calendar in most of the state.
Termites
Light pressure as a state band.
Radon
EPA Zone 1 — the highest band — statewide. A one-time test settles it either way.
Labor
Labor sits near one level statewide — every price band on this site adjusts to the county anyway.

County pages in Iowa

All 99 Iowa counties are in the data.The rest of the country →

Your county's checklist, one email a month. What's due, what it should cost, and a heads-up when the weather changes the plan. No drip campaigns — we don't have the patience for them either.

A state is a big place.

This page is the wide shot. Your county narrows it, and the app builds the year for your exact house — your dates, your prices, your reminders.

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