Rake, IA - Events, News, Schools and Restaurants

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Rake Town Facts

Rake, Iowa. Population for Rake from the last gathering is 227. You can view Rake venues that host many Rake IA events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Rake page on Zillow. Currently Rake has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $126,521. More real estate facts about Rake: The number of properties currently for sale in Rake is 29. The median homes for sale listing price is $114,900. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Rake consisting of 5 with an average listing price for these house of $119,840. Out of the 2 houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Rake is $227,000. Interest rates for Rake are at historic lows as well.

Rake Iowa has a latitude of 43.483898162842 and a longitude of -93.922302246094. View the full profile

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