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Clayton County, IA · Sold

IA-252538

8776 County Road 289

$42,400
$12,254/ac · 3.46 ac
Acreage3.46 ac
Price per acre$12,254/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessPaved
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyMixed
ListedMar 20, 2026
Coordinates42.8090, -91.2457
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County market

Clayton County, Iowa. The benchmark corn-belt farmland market; auctions set transparent comps.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
12
Low risk
Wetlands4.6% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope7.4%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

474 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power5,150 ft away

A long utility run — price in solar/off-grid instead.

Buildable area3.14 of 3.46 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$34,348
$26,558$42,137 · $9,927/ac on 3.46 ac
Asking vs estimate
+23.4%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 5 recorded sales, adjusted for tract size, access, utilities and time since sale. Range width reflects dispersion across the comp set.

AI deal brief

Comps, diligence flags, an offer number and what to ask the seller.

Offer calculatorAsking $42,400
Maximum allowable offer
$19,627
$5,673/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $22,773 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$21,295
Net resale$31,600
Projected profit$10,305
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.3%
Break-even resale$6,690/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$3,985
-10%
$7,145
0%
$10,305
+10%
$13,465
+20%
$16,625
Comparable sales5 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-262351
Gravel · Power at road
3.0Jul 27, 2026$32,70010,83910,8503.9 mi
85
IA-272257
Dirt · Off grid
2.8Oct 30, 2025$20,9007,41010,4413.3 mi
80
IA-421950
Dirt · Full utilities
2.3Mar 14, 2026$16,0007,0756,80410.1 mi
76
IA-731684
Landlocked · Power at road
1.9Mar 16, 2025$10,0005,3738,2675.7 mi
70
IA-433977
Gravel · Off grid
9.8Jan 23, 2025$100,40010,23813,6092.9 mi
64
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Access (Gravel → Paved)+18.0%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%

Step 3 · Market it

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