Woodbury County, Iowa: roof stress score 55.3 of 100

Woodbury County ranks #460 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #36 of 67 in Iowa. Woodbury County homes: 89.1% predate 2000, median year 1958. Hail in Woodbury County (1 inch or more): 1.7 days a year. Permits in Woodbury County ran 33.9 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 55.3

InputWoodbury CountyMedianStress percentileIn IA
Homes built before 2000 89.1%80.4% 82 64
Severe hail days per year 1.72.0 32 40
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 33.935.5 51 47

Average of 82, 32 and 51: 55.3

Woodbury County on age: only 10.9% of homes date from 2000 or later. Woodbury County on hail: 20 severe days over 12 full years, at most 5 in 2024. Woodbury County on building: 33.9 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Woodbury County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Woodbury County homes by decade built

43,121 housing units by decade built 31.2% pre-1940 8.1% 1940s 13.9% 1950s 10.2% 1960s 12.8% 1970s 5.6% 1980s 7.3% 1990s 5.3% 2000s 4.9% 2010s 0.7% 2020+
43,121 housing units by decade built
pre-194031.2%
1940s8.1%
1950s13.9%
1960s10.2%
1970s12.8%
1980s5.6%
1990s7.3%
2000s5.3%
2010s4.9%
2020+0.7%

43,121 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 31.2%. Before 1980: 76.2%. Since 2010: 5.6%.

New-home permits in Woodbury County

1,463 single-family permits by year 129 14 146 15 149 16 163 17 89 18 114 19 147 20 140 21 116 22 57 23 76 24 137 25
1,463 single-family permits by year
14129
15146
16149
17163
1889
19114
20147
21140
22116
2357
2476
25137

Woodbury County issued 1,463 single-family permits, equal to 3.4% of its 43,121 housing units. Pace: about 90 a year lately, down from 141 a year at the start. Peak: 163 permits in 2017.

Severe hail days in Woodbury County, by year

Woodbury County severe days per year 3 14 1 15 2 16 1 17 1 18 0 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 4 23 5 24 0 25 6 26*
Woodbury County severe days per year
143
151
162
171
181
190
201
211
221
234
245
250
26*6

* partial year. Woodbury County: severe days in 10 of 12 full years (worst: 2024, 5 days).

Map of 66 hail reports in Woodbury County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Woodbury County among Iowa counties

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

2 published. Woodbury County on the Iowa map

Counties scoring near 55.3

CountyRankScoreGap
Sedgwick County, KS#40557.3+2.0
Tom Green County, TX#42356.7+1.4
Pueblo County, CO#43856.0+0.7
Mahoning County, OH#46155.3-0.0
Richland County, OH#48454.4-0.9
Clark County, OH#49254.1-1.2

Why Woodbury County lands at 55.3

Woodbury County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 82th percentile. Age stands at 82, hail at 32, renewal at 51. Your house may differ: the score of Woodbury County is not a verdict on one roof.

Woodbury County next steps

  1. Check an address in Woodbury County: hail check.
  2. Compare Woodbury County with roof age by city.
  3. Woodbury County roofers we list: Sioux City.

Woodbury County data: NOAA (20 severe days), Census ACS (43,121 homes), Census BPS (1,463 permits). Method, limits and common questions