Prairie Hill Cohousing, Iowa City IA
- Category
- Communities with Openings
- Location
- Iowa City IA
Prairie Hill in Iowa City consists of 37 owner-occupied, attached homes and a Common House for shared activities. Homes on Prairie Hill, ranging from 515 square-foot studios to 1290 square-foot, two-story, four-bedroom duplexes, are clustered around a Common House. We have 52 members, from ages 8-80.
We have two homes available for resale: a ground-floor, one-bedroom flat, and a 2nd-floor, two-bedroom flat.
Our homes are all-electric with Energy Star heating and cooling equipment. Buildings are super-insulated and sited for optional solar collectors on their roofs. They were originally built to LEED silver standards, though most have received LEED gold status.
The cohousing community holds weekly shared meals and frequent potlucks. We offer low-cost wifi and cable TV. Prairie Hill is on bus lines, and it is within walking distance of the University of Iowa, downtown Iowa City, and the University Hospital. As in many intentional communities, we share tools, resources, and skills. We trade child-and pet-care with community members.
Prairie Hill is the first cohousing community in Iowa. We are committed to being a diverse, inclusive community. On a private cul-de-sac, Prairie Hill is a safe place for kids, their families, and singles, too. We are an LGBT+ friendly place. Pets are also welcome.
Nearly 4 acres of our 8-acre site is reserved for gardens, orchards, prairie, and open space with room to play and places to explore.
Prairie Hill has been awarded grants to develop our land sustainably with prairie grasses, a bioswale, and a detention basin designed to maintain stormwater run-off on our property.
Prairie Hill is located in a cosmopolitan community frequently rated as one of the best places to live—fourth on the livability index for 2019. We have Big-Ten sports and world-class cultural offerings. Iowa City was the first of two UNESCO Cities of Literature in the United States, home to excellent independent bookstores, an annual book festival, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the International Writers’ Program.
