Community profile

Prairie Hill Cohousing

Iowa City, IA

Iowa’s first cohousing community: thirty-seven small, energy-efficient homes on nearly eight acres in Iowa City, clustered around a green with no cars on it, a mile and a half from downtown. A five-thousand-square-foot common house holds the kitchen, dining room, exercise room and two guest rooms, and the land carries a community garden, individual garden plots, an orchard and a stretch of native prairie.

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How this place works

Living model
Intentional community or cohousing Membership, meetings or shared work may be required. Check the participation expectation.
Kind of place
Intergenerational sociocratic cohousing community
Participation
Participation required
Residential fit
General residence for buyers willing to join an active cohousing model
Current availability detail
The community currently lists two homes for sale, a two-bedroom home at $290,000 and a three-bedroom home at $380,000.
Evidence
Operator website observed · last researched September 22, 2026

These are research findings from public sources, not an operator confirmation. The primary source is the page this was read from. Confirm every requirement, cost and opening with the community before making plans.

Why this profile may interest you

  • Year-round living reported

At a glance

Community stage
Operating
Current availability
Homes or sites available
Availability last checked September 22, 2026
Tenure
Condominium
Full-time living
Reported
Bring your own home
Not confirmed
Conditions set by the community
The community is a condominium regime, and a share of the five-thousand-square-foot common house and of the land is deeded with each home at closing. The association insures the outside of the homes and each owner is assessed a share of that bill; the owner insures the inside. Property taxes are billed to each owner separately.
Community size
37 now
Homeowners association fee
$90 per month. What this covers has not been confirmed. The $90 covers high-speed internet. A replacement reserve is paid on top every month, from $75 to $114 depending on the size of the home, which covers the outside maintenance of the homes and the shared parts. Property taxes are billed to the owner separately and are projected at about $4,360 a year on a 670 square foot home and about $6,000 on a 950 square foot one. The insurance assessment runs from $350 to $800 a year by size. Electricity averages $25 to $50 a month.
Date not confirmed
Home purchase
From $290,000. What this covers has not been confirmed. The community lists two homes for sale: a 960 square foot home with two bedrooms and one bathroom at $290,000, and a 1,236 square foot home with three bedrooms and one bathroom at $380,000. A share of the common house and of the land is deeded with the home at closing. The association fee, the replacement reserve, the property taxes and the insurance assessment are all charged separately.
Date not confirmed
Household or age requirements
Not confirmed
Children
Welcome
Pets
Not confirmed

Current housing and availability

Homes or sites available

Availability last checked September 22, 2026

A current home, site, resale, rental or land path was advertised when the source was last checked.

Land to Village lists a home or site here only when a current, related record supports it.

Community life

Shared spaces and amenities

  • gardens
  • plot access
  • workshops
  • play space
  • Common house of 5,000 square feet, with a fully equipped kitchen, a large dining room, a living room, an exercise room, a laundry and two guest rooms
  • Workshop equipped for most building projects
  • Community garden, individual garden plots and an orchard
  • Nearly eight acres, much of it planted with native grasses and prairie plants
  • Playground

What Land to Village has confirmed

  • Official website (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Community description (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Community type (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Tenure (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Housing arrangements (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Current availability (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Full-time living (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Children policy (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Community size (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Shared spaces and amenities (Prairie Hill Cohousing)
  • Community rules (Prairie Hill Cohousing)

What still needs confirmation

These details are material and Land to Village has not confirmed them. Ask about them before making a decision.

  • The association fee of $90 a month is not what it costs to live here: a replacement reserve of $75 to $114 a month, the property taxes, the insurance assessment and the utilities are all charged on top, and the total has not yet been confirmed.
  • Whether a resident is required to take part in the community’s work, or only encouraged to, has not yet been confirmed.
  • The pet policy and any limit on how many people may live in a home have not yet been confirmed.
  • Whether a home here may be let has not yet been confirmed.
  • Solar panels are described as an option, and whether any home has them has not yet been confirmed.

Sources and review history

This profile was last reviewed September 8, 2026.

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