Pottawattamie County, Iowa: roof stress score 60.0 of 100

Pottawattamie County ranks #354 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #21 of 67 in Iowa. Pottawattamie County homes: 82.1% predate 2000, median year 1967. Hail in Pottawattamie County (1 inch or more): 2.8 days a year. Permits in Pottawattamie County ran 37.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 60.0

InputPottawattamie CountyMedianStress percentileIn IA
Homes built before 2000 82.1%80.4% 55 26
Severe hail days per year 2.82.0 76 98
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 37.235.5 48 40

Average of 55, 76 and 48: 60.0

Pottawattamie County on age: 82.1% of homes were built before 2000. Pottawattamie County on hail: 31 severe days over 11 full years, 5 of them in 2024. Pottawattamie County on building: 37.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Pottawattamie County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Pottawattamie County homes by decade built

40,022 housing units by decade built 26.4% pre-1940 4.6% 1940s 12.3% 1950s 9.6% 1960s 13.1% 1970s 6.3% 1980s 9.8% 1990s 12.5% 2000s 4.7% 2010s 0.6% 2020+
40,022 housing units by decade built
pre-194026.4%
1940s4.6%
1950s12.3%
1960s9.6%
1970s13.1%
1980s6.3%
1990s9.8%
2000s12.5%
2010s4.7%
2020+0.6%

40,022 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 26.4%. Before 1980: 66.1%. Since 2010: 5.3%.

New-home permits in Pottawattamie County

1,488 single-family permits by year 118 14 135 15 114 16 127 17 166 18 134 19 131 20 107 21 106 22 123 23 105 24 122 25
1,488 single-family permits by year
14118
15135
16114
17127
18166
19134
20131
21107
22106
23123
24105
25122

Pottawattamie County issued 1,488 single-family permits, equal to 3.7% of its 40,022 housing units. Pace: about 117 a year lately, level with 122 a year at the start. Peak: 166 permits in 2018.

Severe hail days in Pottawattamie County, by year

Pottawattamie County severe days per year 3 14 1 16 2 17 2 18 4 19 1 20 2 21 5 22 4 23 5 24 2 25 2 26*
Pottawattamie County severe days per year
143
161
172
182
194
201
212
225
234
245
252
26*2

* partial year. Pottawattamie County: severe days in 11 of 11 full years (worst: 2024, 5 days).

Map of 75 hail reports in Pottawattamie County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Pottawattamie County among Iowa counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Pottawattamie County60.082.1%2.837.2+0.0
Woodbury County55.389.1%1.733.9-4.7

2 published. Pottawattamie County on the Iowa map

Counties scoring near 60.0

CountyRankScoreGap
Hinds County, MS#26664.3+4.3
Macon County, IL#28963.1+3.1
Potter County, TX#34460.4+0.4
Vigo County, IN#35859.9-0.1
Jefferson County, CO#36559.5-0.5
St. Joseph County, IN#40257.7-2.3

Why Pottawattamie County lands at 60.0

Pottawattamie County: hail pulls hardest, at the 76th percentile. Age stands at 55, hail at 76, renewal at 48. Your house may differ: the score of Pottawattamie County is not a verdict on one roof.

Pottawattamie County next steps

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Pottawattamie County data: NOAA (31 severe days), Census ACS (40,022 homes), Census BPS (1,488 permits). Method, limits and common questions