Housing

Press here to find out more about city of Monona's housing incentives & tax exemptions for which you may apply.   Read more below about Monona's housing subdivisions for new home building or to purchase an existing home in:

Gordon Estates -- Jim Moritz
Gordon Subdivision -- Jim Moritz
Heying Subdivision -- Wes Heying

See also this site's webpages for our Realtor chamber members to help you locate your new home in our Monona-area community, or commercial or investment property: 

Allen Real Estate Co. -- Nate Trappe
Exit Realty Premiere Properties -- Ali Werger
FreedomAgency -- Jim Moritz & Isaac Brehmer

Homestead Exemption

New residents may file for Homestead Exemption at the County Assessor's office located at 111 High St. NE in Elkader, phone (563) 245-2533.  To qualify for Homestead Exemption to reduce your property taxes, the residence must be owned and occupied by you, an Iowa resident.  There is no charge for Homestead Exemption.  To qualify for a full year of Homestead Exemption credit, you must file an application with the Clayton County Assessor's office between January 1 and July 1 in any given year.  You may, however, file an application at any time after July 1, but you will not receive a full year's credit until the following year.

New Housing Incentives for Home Occupants

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  • Loans
    • FreedomBank offers very competitive loans (subject to approval) (563) 539-2015
  • Energy Rebates
    • Black Hills Energy (888) 890-5554
    • Alliant Energy (800) 723-7635
  • Broadband, Telephone, Television
    • NEIT provides Fiber to the Home Broadband, Telephone and Television services with no charge to extend the Fiber network to your new home/business.  Call for more details! (563) 539-2122
About Monona, Clayton Co., Iowa:  Here in Monona, we have an abundance of housing opportunities to suit your needs!  Everything from homes for sale and rent; duplexes, triplex, and upper-story apartments for rent, handicapped-accessible housing, age 55 and older townhome rentals, senior housing community, and home building lots located in new housing developments.  Located in the "Driftless Area", our citizens, business community and high-quality school welcome you to a friendly, warm and caring community.  Monona is the second largest town in the county, and that brings with it opportunities for everyone from the very young to our senior citizens to use and enjoy our great "Garden City of Iowa", including:
  • Excellent public K-12 school system
  • Excellent daycare system
  • Four churches (Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran (2))
  • Variety of about 100 businesses in the area
  • Community pride and non-profit organizations
  • Varied Industries
  • Retail and service businesses
  • Parks, city-wide trails and all-inclusive recreation
  • Full-service RV and tent camping
  • Family aquatic facility
  • Hunting and fishing (area streams contain all 3 species of fresh-water trout)
  • Kayaking, canoeing and tubing on Yellow River, just a mere 5 mi. north of Monona's Main St.
  • ADA public facilities

Monona is a progressive community that takes a lot of pride in what it does. Some of the Monona community's recent construction projects are:
  • 2000 New Butterfly Gardens and Trail
  • New Little Bulldog Childcare & Learning Center
  • New Fire Station
  • New City Hall
  • New Community Center
  • New Family Aquatic Center
  • 2005 New Garden View Senior Community
  • New Garden View Park & Playground
  • 2011 New All-inclusive City Park Playground
  • 2012 New Downtown Streetscapes (Main St., Center St.)
  • 2016 Expansion via $1M Total Renovation of Murphy Helwig Public Library
  • 2017 Historic Restoration of c. 1916 Bandstand
  • 2018 New City Park ADA Restrooms and Inclement Weather Shelter
  • 2018 New City Park Trailhead, Rest Area and City-wide Trail Map Kiosk
  • 2018 New City Park Butterfly Garden at New ADA Restrooms and Trailhead Rest Area
  • 2018 Extension of .6 mi. Butterfly Trail from Butterfly Gardens into Gateway Park-Campground
  • 2019 New City Park ADA Restrooms and Inclement Weather Shelter
  • 2019 New Gateway Park Campground Full-service Camping Upgrades and Shelter Enhancements
  • 2020 New Downtown Streetscapes (Page St.)
  • 2020 New Gateway Park Campground All-inclusive Playground
  • 2020 Extension of 40' Butterfly Trail from Veterans Memorial (north side) into New Playground and Trailhead
  • 2020 New Gateway Park Campground's Butterfly Trail Trailhead, Rest/Gather Area and City-wide Trail Map Stone Kiosk
  • 2021 New Garden View Park's Butterfly Trail Trailhead, Rest/Gather Area and City-wide Trail Map Stone Kiosk
  • 2021 New Butterfly Gardens' Butterfly Trail Trailhead, Rest/Gather Area and City-wide Trail Map Stone Kiosk
  • 2021 City of Monona's Phase IV Extension of Monona Butterfly Trail's 8' hard-surface from Gateway to Spruce St.
  • 2021 City of Monona's Phase IV Extension of Trail's shared 8' street lane (Spruce St. to City Park to Memorial Gardens)
  • 2022 (Upcoming Project) Hardsurfacing Gateway Park Campground's 7 RV sites and adding new ADA parking space​

GORDON SUBDIVISION and GORDON ESTATES  -- Monona, Iowa Residential Housing Development (Area 1 of 2, see below also):

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Contact Us:
FreedomAgency
800 Darby Drive
Monona, Iowa 52159
Phone:     (563) 539-2015
Website:  FreedomAgencyMonona.com 
Covenants are available on request .  We welcome you to the community and encourage you and your family to enjoy all of the amenities Monona has to offer.  The "New Housing Incentives for Home Occupants" (Loans, Energy Rebates, Broadband, Telephone, Television incentives) listed above apply to any lot purchased and new home built in the Gordon Subdivision and Gordon Estates.  Please call us if you have any questions or are interested to learn more about the Gordon Subdivision amd Gordon Estates residential building lots for sale.

Respectfully,

MONONA ENTERPRISE GROUP

FreedomBank of Monona
City of Monona
NEIT - Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.
Black Hills Energy
Alliant Energy

See Gordon Subdivision maps below & contact Jim or Isaac with your questions.

Phase I of Gordon Subdivision has only Lot #7 left to sell in the platted area.  Phase III will open up with its 8 - 10 platted lots, utilities and Union Street being built in stages of development.  In Phase II Gordon Estates, we sold 4 of 5 lots around the cul de sac, and only Lot #3 is available to buy.

HEYING SUBDIVISION -- Monona, Iowa Residential Housing Development (Area 2 of 2, see above also):

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Contact Us:
Wes Heying,  Wes Heying Carpentry
P. O. Box 28
Monona, IA 52159
Phone:  (563) 539-2378
Cell:      (563) 880-0232
Find Us on Facebook

Review the Heying Subdivision Plot Map below & contact Wes with your questions.

About Heying Subdivision:  HEYING SUBDIVISION is a subsidiary of Wes Heying Carpentry.  Wes & Julie Heying have created a new housing subdivision here in Monona and are offering home building lots for sale.  HEYING SUBDIVISION is located on the corner of East Street N and North Street E, situated near the Co-op grain bins on the northeast quadrant of Monona.  Wes Heying has been a self-employed carpenter here in the Monona area for about 20 years.  Over the years, Heying has built 100s of houses, as well as many large renovations, additions and other building projects.

Having spent much of his career building homes here in the Monona area, Heying decided to try a new endeavor.  Wes Heying began developing his own subdivision to complement the quality way of living life here in the peaceful town of Monona.  Within a reasonable distance to downtown stores, medical facilities, restaurants, churches, and major highways, yet far enough away for privacy, Heying purchased farmland situated to the north of Monona and began transforming it to become a picturesque residential building ground.  Ask Wes about the Urban Renewal Tax Rebates available with your new lot and home in Heying Subdivision.

BUILDING LOTS (as lots sell, this list is subject to change; please directly contact Wes Heying for updated availability):  HEYING SUBDIVISION boasts nine (9) spacious single-family residential building lots.  Six (6) are sold; three (3) choice lots remain from which you may choose.  Lot prices range from $20,000 - 30,000.

Block 1:
  • Lots  1 & 2:  (SOLD)
Block 2:
  • Lot  1:  (SOLD)
  • Lot  2:  (SOLD)
  • Lot  3:  (AVAILABLE) 14,652 SF lot located on the corner of East & Franklin Streets. Last remaining corner lot available!
Block 3:
  • Lot  1:  (AVAILABLE) 14,523 SF lot located on East Street near the entrance of the subdivision.  Building lot designed for home with walk-out basement.
  • Lot  2:  (SOLD)
  • Lot  3:  (AVAILABLE) 15, 536 SF lot located near the intersection of East Street & Franklin Street.  Building lot designed for home with walk-out basement.
  • Lot  4:  (SOLD)​
The "New Housing Incentives for Home Occupants" (Loans, Energy Rebates, Broadband, Telephone, Television incentives) listed above apply to any lot purchased and new home built in the Heying Subdivision.