Condos for Sale in Northridge Heights, Ames

Northridge Heights is one of Ames' more sought-after neighborhoods for its newer homes and distance from the hustle and bustle that forms around Iowa State University. However, residents still maintain access to all the city's best amenities, including trendy dining options, well-maintained public green spaces and NCAA Division I athletic events at the university. "It's a quality neighborhood, and it's a very active place," says Realtor Paul Livingston, who lived in the area for six years and now sells homes there with Hunziker & Associates. "People are always out walking pets and riding bikes." There is a good mix of townhouses and single-family homes complimented by a highly rated school district. The median single-family home price is roughly $490,000, above the Ames and national medians. The neighborhood is almost entirely made up of early-2000s Contemporary-style homes priced from $400,000 to $770,000. On the neighborhood's south end, townhouses are priced from $300,000 to $520,000. Trains run along the neighborhood's east side, but only about two trains pass through a day. "It was never a big noise issue while I was living there," Livingston says. Most of the neighborhood's