Persia, IA - Events, News, Schools and Restaurants

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AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 224
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AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 224
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AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 224
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 11
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From alerting folks to a meeting about an important town issue, the next gathering of your book group, a real estate open house or upcoming tag sale, make this your first stop in getting the word out

Persia Town Facts

Persia, Iowa. Population for Persia from the last gathering is 363. You can view Persia venues that host many Persia IA events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Persia page on Zillow. Currently Persia has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $150,453. More real estate facts about Persia: The number of properties currently for sale in Persia is 71. The median homes for sale listing price is $119,083. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Persia consisting of 18 with an average listing price for these house of $177,656. Out of the 3 houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Persia is $291,500. Interest rates for Persia are at historic lows as well.

Persia Iowa has a latitude of 41.578601837158 and a longitude of -95.568702697754. View the full profile

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