Story County • 41 miles from Des Moines
Radon Mitigation & Testing in Story City, Iowa.
Iowa-certified radon testing and guaranteed mitigation for Story City, 41 miles north of Des Moines, a routine drive for our crews. Story County homes average 6.5 pCi/L, well above the EPA action level.
Iowa-certified • same-day test results • one-visit installs • every system guaranteed below 2.7 pCi/L
Story County radon average
6.5 pCi/L
- vs. EPA action level
- 1.6×
- Iowa counties
- 77th of 99
- U.S. average
- 1.3
Mean pre-mitigation level in tests reported 2008–2017, CDC Tracking Network. EPA action level 4 pCi/L; Iowa averages 8.5.
What 6.5 pCi/L means for your Story City home
The county number for Story City is 6.5 pCi/L, Story County's average in CDC-reported tests from 2008 through 2017, which ranks it 77th of 99 Iowa counties and 5 times the U.S. average. Polk County averages 7.3, so Story County runs slightly lower, but 1.6 times the action level is not a number to relax about. What it cannot tell you is your own result; two houses on the same Story City street regularly land on opposite sides of the action level.
The county figure tells you the odds; a certified test tells you the answer. We place a continuous monitor in your Story City home for 48 to 72 hours and email the report the day it comes out. If it reads 4 pCi/L or higher, you get a written mitigation quote the same day, and every system we install is guaranteed below 2.7 pCi/L.
Free radon test kit for Story City homes
Yes. Story County homes qualify for a free Iowa radon test kit.
Story County residents get one free short-term kit per household while supplies last. Start with the American Lung Association's form; depending on your address, the Lung Association may route rural Story County homes to the Healthy Hometowns: Combat Cancer program, which covers rural Iowa, and ask you to re-order there.
Request a free kit (American Lung Association) →A free kit is a mailed charcoal test: results take a couple of weeks, one kit can miss a high reading, and it is not accepted for a real-estate sale. If it comes back at 4.0 pCi/L or higher, the next step is a certified 48-to-72-hour monitor test with same-day results, then a same-day mitigation quote.
Rural Story County addresses that land in the Healthy Hometowns program are also in line for the program's mitigation help for homes that test high. Call us when your result comes in: we confirm it with a certified test and point you to your county's program contact.
Need a result this week, or for a home sale? Skip the wait: book a certified monitor test. Iowa Radon Hotline: 1-800-383-5992.
Radon in Story City Homes
Story City has held close to 3,352 residents for the last decade, and most of its housing dates from well before the era of poured basements and drain tile. Incorporated in 1881, its turn-of-the-century homes tend to sit on concrete-block or stone foundations, often with a partial basement or crawl space, which gives radon more than one way in.
Story City's 2.8 square miles hold about 1,197 people per square mile, classic Iowa small-town lots with room between houses. That usually means an exterior fan on the side away from the street and a vent run that stays off the front of the house, with the neighbors far enough away that fan placement is simple.
Story City is 41 miles north of Des Moines, a routine drive for our crews. The closest communities we also serve are Roland (5 mi), Gilbert (6 mi) and McCallsburg (10 mi). A standard test is a 48-to-72-hour continuous monitor with the report emailed the day it comes out; a mitigation is usually a single visit, with the fan on the least visible side of the house and the vent above the roofline. Every system we install in Story City is guaranteed below 2.7 pCi/L.
See what a system involves on our radon mitigation in Des Moines page, or start with a certified radon test. For how Story County compares to the rest of the state, see Iowa radon levels by county.
What we see in Story City
Housing we see
Predominantly older homes on block or stone foundations, often with partial basements or crawl spaces.
What a system looks like here
Sealed suction point in the slab or sump, exterior fan on the least visible side, vent above the roofline, clearance test.
Town at a glance
3,352 residents (down 2% since 2010), incorporated 1881, 2.8 square miles.
Getting there
Story City is 41 miles north of downtown Des Moines. Tests scheduled seven days a week; most mitigations done in one visit.
Story City at a Glance
- Population (2020)
- 3,352
- Incorporated
- 1881
- From Des Moines
- 41 mi
- Our guarantee
- < 2.7 pCi/L
Population and incorporation date from the U.S. Census. Distance is straight-line to downtown Des Moines.
Why Story City homeowners call All Midwest Radon
Iowa-certified measurement and mitigation specialists, based in the Des Moines metro and on the road in Story County every week.
The 2.7 Guarantee
Every system we install is guaranteed below 2.7 pCi/L, the World Health Organization's level, or we return at no charge until it is.
Same-day results
A continuous monitor, 48 to 72 hours, and the report emailed the day it comes out. Scheduled seven days a week, including for home sales.
One-visit installs
Most Story City systems go in during a single visit, with the fan on the least visible side of the house and a clearance test to prove it worked.
Built to last
Quiet Festa AMG fans with a 7-year manufacturer warranty, a 1-year workmanship warranty, and an Iowa-compliant homeowner manual for your records.
Story City Radon Questions
Is Story City in All Midwest Radon's service area?
Yes. Story City is 41 miles north of our Des Moines base and inside our regular service area, along with the rest of Story County and nearby Roland, Gilbert, McCallsburg. We test and mitigate homes in Story City on the same schedule as the Des Moines metro.
What is the average radon level in Story County?
The Story County average is 6.5 pCi/L in the CDC's 2008 to 2017 data, 77th of 99 Iowa counties. The EPA action level is 4. Averages describe the county, not your house: Story City homes land on both sides of the line, and only a certified test tells you which.
Can I get a free radon test kit in Story City?
Yes. Story County households can request one free short-term radon test kit through the Iowa HHS and American Lung Association free kit program, while supplies last. Rural addresses may be routed to the Healthy Hometowns: Combat Cancer program instead. A kit is a good first look, but results take weeks and it is not accepted for a home sale. A certified 48-to-72-hour monitor test gives same-day results, and any reading at 4.0 pCi/L or above should be confirmed that way before mitigation.
How long does radon mitigation take in Story City?
One visit for nearly every Story City home. The crew seals a suction point in the slab or sump, runs the pipe to an exterior fan on the least visible side of the house, terminates above the roof, and sets a clearance monitor. The result is guaranteed below 2.7 pCi/L.
Do Story City sellers have to test for radon?
No. Iowa Code chapter 558A is a disclosure law: a seller must disclose any known test results and provide the Iowa Radon Home Buyers and Sellers Fact Sheet, but no law requires the test itself. In practice the buyer orders a certified test during the inspection period. We schedule those seven days a week.
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