Residents of Council Bluffs - Iowa's Leading Edge - enjoy the best of both worlds: a bustling river city with a small town flavor - in the heart of a major metropolitan area.

Whether you're single, married with children or retired, Council Bluffs has a variety of housing options to fit your needs from apartments to condominiums, retirement communities and single-family homes.

Each neighborhood offers its own charm - whether you prefer vintage Victorians, rural acreages or the suburban lifestyle with the most modern abodes.

The following pages will help you find that special place to call home ...

Median Home Value: $78,500
Total Housing Units: 24,340
Average Sale Price: $101,886 Percent Home Ownership: 65%
Median Sale Price: $86,000
Median Rent: $450

The housing market in Council Bluffs has seen tremendous growth during the last six years. The period from 1995 to 2000 saw a 323 percent increase in housing starts over the previous six years.

Twenty active subdivisions are currently in development in the community.

* Source: Community Development Department, 209 Pearl St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Phone: (712) 328-4629

• 1997 - Centre Pointe Heights, south side of Elliot Street
• 1997 - Progress First, Grand Avenue, north of Lewis and Clark Elementary School
• 1997 - Deerfield, Valley View Drive, south of Longview
• 1997 - Green Tree, 800 block of Simms Avenue
• 1997 - 64 Estates, McKenzie Avenue, north of Highway 6
• 1997 - Opal Second Addition, east of North Broadway at city limits
• 1998 - Ferndale Phase I, south of McPherson Avenue, east of Interstate 80
• 1998 - Forest Glen Subdivision Phase III, Valley View Drive to Franklin, Franklin to Forest Glen
• 1998 - Ferndale Phase II, south of McPherson Avenue, east of Interstate 80
• 1999 - Tara Hills, south of Greenview Road, east of Longview Loop, north of Beverly Manor
• 1999 - Glen Oaks Townhomes Phase I, south of Forest Glen Phase II
• 1999 - Centre Pointe Heights, Replat II, south side of Elliot Street
• 2000 - Centre Pointe Heights, second addition, south side of Elliot Street
• 2000 - Grant Subdivision, east side of North Broadway, south of Spencer
• 2000 - Briarwood Phase I, State Orchard Road, north of Greenview
• 2000 - Fox Run Landing Phase I, Highway 275, between 26th and 36th streets
• 2000 - Oak Ridge Estates, Park Wild Drive, extending east and south to connect to Oak Park Road
• 2000 - Coloneil Village Phase II, east of Simms Avenue along extended East View Drive south and returning to Simms Avenue
• 2000 - Glen Oaks Townhomes, Phase II, north of Greenview Road, west of State Orchard Road
• 2000 - Ridgeview Estates Subdivision, Phase I & Phase II, along Greenview extension abutting Longview Loop
• 2001 - Pelican Cove, west of Lake Manawa, north of West Lake Drive

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