# Ames Housing Data Dictionary
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<a href="https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/dsir-125-ames-housing-data/data"> Data Dictionary Source (Kaggle)</a>
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<li>SalePrice - the property's sale price in dollars. This is the target variable that you're trying to predict for this challenge.</li>
<li>MSSubClass: The building class<ul>
<li>20 1-STORY 1946 &amp; NEWER ALL STYLES</li>
<li>30 1-STORY 1945 &amp; OLDER</li>
<li>40 1-STORY W/FINISHED ATTIC ALL AGES</li>
<li>45 1-1/2 STORY - UNFINISHED ALL AGES</li>
<li>50 1-1/2 STORY FINISHED ALL AGES</li>
<li>60 2-STORY 1946 &amp; NEWER</li>
<li>70 2-STORY 1945 &amp; OLDER</li>
<li>75 2-1/2 STORY ALL AGES</li>
<li>80 SPLIT OR MULTI-LEVEL</li>
<li>85 SPLIT FOYER</li>
<li>90 DUPLEX - ALL STYLES AND AGES</li>
<li>120 1-STORY PUD (Planned Unit Development) - 1946 &amp; NEWER</li>
<li>150 1-1/2 STORY PUD - ALL AGES</li>
<li>160 2-STORY PUD - 1946 &amp; NEWER</li>
<li>180 PUD - MULTILEVEL - INCL SPLIT LEV/FOYER</li>
<li>190 2 FAMILY CONVERSION - ALL STYLES AND AGES</li></ul></li>
<li>MSZoning: Identifies the general zoning classification of the sale.<ul>
<li>A Agriculture</li>
<li>C Commercial</li>
<li>FV Floating Village Residential</li>
<li>I Industrial</li>
<li>RH Residential High Density</li>
<li>RL Residential Low Density</li>
<li>RP Residential Low Density Park</li>
<li>RM Residential Medium Density</li></ul></li>
<li>LotFrontage: Linear feet of street connected to property</li>
<li>LotArea: Lot size in square feet</li>
<li>Street: Type of road access to property<ul>
<li>Grvl Gravel</li>
<li>Pave Paved</li></ul></li>
<li>Alley: Type of alley access to property<ul>
<li>Grvl Gravel</li>
<li>Pave Paved</li>
<li>NA No alley access</li></ul></li>
<li>LotShape: General shape of property<ul>
<li>Reg Regular</li>
<li>IR1 Slightly irregular</li>
<li>IR2 Moderately Irregular</li>
<li>IR3 Irregular</li></ul></li>
<li>LandContour: Flatness of the property<ul>
<li>Lvl Near Flat/Level</li>
<li>Bnk Banked - Quick and significant rise from street grade to building</li>
<li>HLS Hillside - Significant slope from side to side</li>
<li>Low Depression</li></ul></li>
<li>Utilities: Type of utilities available<ul>
<li>AllPub All public Utilities (E,G,W,&amp; S)</li>
<li>NoSewr Electricity, Gas, and Water (Septic Tank)</li>
<li>NoSeWa Electricity and Gas Only</li>
<li>ELO Electricity only</li></ul></li>
<li>LotConfig: Lot configuration<ul>
<li>Inside Inside lot</li>
<li>Corner Corner lot</li>
<li>CulDSac Cul-de-sac</li>
<li>FR2 Frontage on 2 sides of property</li>
<li>FR3 Frontage on 3 sides of property</li></ul></li>
<li>LandSlope: Slope of property<ul>
<li>Gtl Gentle slope</li>
<li>Mod Moderate Slope</li>
<li>Sev Severe Slope</li></ul></li>
<li>Neighborhood: Physical locations within Ames city limits<ul>
<li>Blmngtn Bloomington Heights</li>
<li>Blueste Bluestem</li>
<li>BrDale Briardale</li>
<li>BrkSide Brookside</li>
<li>ClearCr Clear Creek</li>
<li>CollgCr College Creek</li>
<li>Crawfor Crawford</li>
<li>Edwards Edwards</li>
<li>Gilbert Gilbert</li>
<li>IDOTRR Iowa DOT and Rail Road</li>
<li>MeadowV Meadow Village</li>
<li>Mitchel Mitchell</li>
<li>Names North Ames</li>
<li>NoRidge Northridge</li>
<li>NPkVill Northpark Villa</li>
<li>NridgHt Northridge Heights</li>
<li>NWAmes Northwest Ames</li>
<li>OldTown Old Town</li>
<li>SWISU South &amp; West of Iowa State University</li>
<li>Sawyer Sawyer</li>
<li>SawyerW Sawyer West</li>
<li>Somerst Somerset</li>
<li>StoneBr Stone Brook</li>
<li>Timber Timberland</li>
<li>Veenker Veenker</li></ul></li>
<li>Condition1: Proximity to main road or railroad<ul>
<li>Artery Adjacent to arterial street</li>
<li>Feedr Adjacent to feeder street</li>
<li>Norm Normal</li>
<li>RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad</li>
<li>RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad</li>
<li>PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.</li>
<li>PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature</li>
<li>RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad</li>
<li>RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad</li></ul></li>
<li>Condition2: Proximity to main road or railroad (if a second is present)<ul>
<li>Artery Adjacent to arterial street</li>
<li>Feedr Adjacent to feeder street</li>
<li>Norm Normal</li>
<li>RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad</li>
<li>RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad</li>
<li>PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.</li>
<li>PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature</li>
<li>RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad</li>
<li>RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad</li></ul></li>
<li>BldgType: Type of dwelling<ul>
<li>1Fam Single-family Detached</li>
<li>2FmCon Two-family Conversion; originally built as one-family dwelling</li>
<li>Duplx Duplex</li>
<li>TwnhsE Townhouse End Unit</li>
<li>TwnhsI Townhouse Inside Unit</li></ul></li>
<li>HouseStyle: Style of dwelling<ul>
<li>1Story One story</li>
<li>1.5Fin One and one-half story: 2nd level finished</li>
<li>1.5Unf One and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished</li>
<li>2Story Two story</li>
<li>2.5Fin Two and one-half story: 2nd level finished</li>
<li>2.5Unf Two and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished</li>
<li>SFoyer Split Foyer</li>
<li>SLvl Split Level</li></ul></li>
<li>OverallQual: Overall material and finish quality<ul>
<li>10 Very Excellent</li>
<li>9 Excellent</li>
<li>8 Very Good</li>
<li>7 Good</li>
<li>6 Above Average</li>
<li>5 Average</li>
<li>4 Below Average</li>
<li>3 Fair</li>
<li>2 Poor</li>
<li>1 Very Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>OverallCond: Overall condition rating<ul>
<li>10 Very Excellent</li>
<li>9 Excellent</li>
<li>8 Very Good</li>
<li>7 Good</li>
<li>6 Above Average</li>
<li>5 Average</li>
<li>4 Below Average</li>
<li>3 Fair</li>
<li>2 Poor</li>
<li>1 Very Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>YearBuilt: Original construction date</li>
<li>YearRemodAdd: Remodel date (same as construction date if no remodeling or additions)</li>
<li>RoofStyle: Type of roof<ul>
<li>Flat Flat</li>
<li>Gable Gable</li>
<li>Gambrel Gabrel (Barn)</li>
<li>Hip Hip</li>
<li>Mansard Mansard</li>
<li>Shed Shed</li></ul></li>
<li>RoofMatl: Roof material<ul>
<li>ClyTile Clay or Tile</li>
<li>CompShg Standard (Composite) Shingle</li>
<li>Membran Membrane</li>
<li>Metal Metal</li>
<li>Roll Roll</li>
<li>Tar&amp;Grv Gravel &amp; Tar</li>
<li>WdShake Wood Shakes</li>
<li>WdShngl Wood Shingles</li></ul></li>
<li>Exterior1st: Exterior covering on house<ul>
<li>AsbShng Asbestos Shingles</li>
<li>AsphShn Asphalt Shingles</li>
<li>BrkComm Brick Common</li>
<li>BrkFace Brick Face</li>
<li>CBlock Cinder Block</li>
<li>CemntBd Cement Board</li>
<li>HdBoard Hard Board</li>
<li>ImStucc Imitation Stucco</li>
<li>MetalSd Metal Siding</li>
<li>Other Other</li>
<li>Plywood Plywood</li>
<li>PreCast PreCast</li>
<li>Stone Stone</li>
<li>Stucco Stucco</li>
<li>VinylSd Vinyl Siding</li>
<li>Wd Sdng Wood Siding</li>
<li>WdShing Wood Shingles</li></ul></li>
<li>Exterior2nd: Exterior covering on house (if more than one material)<ul>
<li>AsbShng Asbestos Shingles</li>
<li>AsphShn Asphalt Shingles</li>
<li>BrkComm Brick Common</li>
<li>BrkFace Brick Face</li>
<li>CBlock Cinder Block</li>
<li>CemntBd Cement Board</li>
<li>HdBoard Hard Board</li>
<li>ImStucc Imitation Stucco</li>
<li>MetalSd Metal Siding</li>
<li>Other Other</li>
<li>Plywood Plywood</li>
<li>PreCast PreCast</li>
<li>Stone Stone</li>
<li>Stucco Stucco</li>
<li>VinylSd Vinyl Siding</li>
<li>Wd Sdng Wood Siding</li>
<li>WdShing Wood Shingles</li></ul></li>
<li>MasVnrType: Masonry veneer type<ul>
<li>BrkCmn Brick Common</li>
<li>BrkFace Brick Face</li>
<li>CBlock Cinder Block</li>
<li>None None</li>
<li>Stone Stone</li></ul></li>
<li>MasVnrArea: Masonry veneer area in square feet</li>
<li>ExterQual: Exterior material quality<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Average/Typical</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>ExterCond: Present condition of the material on the exterior<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Average/Typical</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>Foundation: Type of foundation<ul>
<li>BrkTil Brick &amp; Tile</li>
<li>CBlock Cinder Block</li>
<li>PConc Poured Contrete</li>
<li>Slab Slab</li>
<li>Stone Stone</li>
<li>Wood Wood</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtQual: Height of the basement<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent (100+ inches)</li>
<li>Gd Good (90-99 inches)</li>
<li>TA Typical (80-89 inches)</li>
<li>Fa Fair (70-79 inches)</li>
<li>Po Poor (&lt;70 inches)</li>
<li>NA No Basement</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtCond: General condition of the basement<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Typical - slight dampness allowed</li>
<li>Fa Fair - dampness or some cracking or settling</li>
<li>Po Poor - Severe cracking, settling, or wetness</li>
<li>NA No Basement</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtExposure: Walkout or garden level basement walls<ul>
<li>Gd Good Exposure</li>
<li>Av Average Exposure (split levels or foyers typically score average or above)</li>
<li>Mn Mimimum Exposure</li>
<li>No No Exposure</li>
<li>NA No Basement</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtFinType1: Quality of basement finished area<ul>
<li>GLQ Good Living Quarters</li>
<li>ALQ Average Living Quarters</li>
<li>BLQ Below Average Living Quarters</li>
<li>Rec Average Rec Room</li>
<li>LwQ Low Quality</li>
<li>Unf Unfinshed</li>
<li>NA No Basement</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtFinSF1: Type 1 finished square feet</li>
<li>BsmtFinType2: Quality of second finished area (if present)<ul>
<li>GLQ Good Living Quarters</li>
<li>ALQ Average Living Quarters</li>
<li>BLQ Below Average Living Quarters</li>
<li>Rec Average Rec Room</li>
<li>LwQ Low Quality</li>
<li>Unf Unfinshed</li>
<li>NA No Basement</li></ul></li>
<li>BsmtFinSF2: Type 2 finished square feet</li>
<li>BsmtUnfSF: Unfinished square feet of basement area</li>
<li>TotalBsmtSF: Total square feet of basement area</li>
<li>Heating: Type of heating<ul>
<li>Floor Floor Furnace</li>
<li>GasA Gas forced warm air furnace</li>
<li>GasW Gas hot water or steam heat</li>
<li>Grav Gravity furnace</li>
<li>OthW Hot water or steam heat other than gas</li>
<li>Wall Wall furnace</li></ul></li>
<li>HeatingQC: Heating quality and condition<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Average/Typical</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>CentralAir: Central air conditioning<ul>
<li>N No</li>
<li>Y Yes</li></ul></li>
<li>Electrical: Electrical system<ul>
<li>SBrkr Standard Circuit Breakers &amp; Romex</li>
<li>FuseA Fuse Box over 60 AMP and all Romex wiring (Average)</li>
<li>FuseF 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly Romex wiring (Fair)</li>
<li>FuseP 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly knob &amp; tube wiring (poor)</li>
<li>Mix Mixed</li></ul></li>
<li>1stFlrSF: First Floor square feet</li>
<li>2ndFlrSF: Second floor square feet</li>
<li>LowQualFinSF: Low quality finished square feet (all floors)</li>
<li>GrLivArea: Above grade (ground) living area square feet</li>
<li>BsmtFullBath: Basement full bathrooms</li>
<li>BsmtHalfBath: Basement half bathrooms</li>
<li>FullBath: Full bathrooms above grade</li>
<li>HalfBath: Half baths above grade</li>
<li>Bedroom: Number of bedrooms above basement level</li>
<li>Kitchen: Number of kitchens</li>
<li>KitchenQual: Kitchen quality<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Typical/Average</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li></ul></li>
<li>TotRmsAbvGrd: Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms)</li>
<li>Functional: Home functionality rating<ul>
<li>Typ Typical Functionality</li>
<li>Min1 Minor Deductions 1</li>
<li>Min2 Minor Deductions 2</li>
<li>Mod Moderate Deductions</li>
<li>Maj1 Major Deductions 1</li>
<li>Maj2 Major Deductions 2</li>
<li>Sev Severely Damaged</li>
<li>Sal Salvage only</li></ul></li>
<li>Fireplaces: Number of fireplaces</li>
<li>FireplaceQu: Fireplace quality<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent - Exceptional Masonry Fireplace</li>
<li>Gd Good - Masonry Fireplace in main level</li>
<li>TA Average - Prefabricated Fireplace in main living area or Masonry Fireplace in basement</li>
<li>Fa Fair - Prefabricated Fireplace in basement</li>
<li>Po Poor - Ben Franklin Stove</li>
<li>NA No Fireplace</li></ul></li>
<li>GarageType: Garage location<ul>
<li>2Types More than one type of garage</li>
<li>Attchd Attached to home</li>
<li>Basment Basement Garage</li>
<li>BuiltIn Built-In (Garage part of house - typically has room above garage)</li>
<li>CarPort Car Port</li>
<li>Detchd Detached from home</li>
<li>NA No Garage</li></ul></li>
<li>GarageYrBlt: Year garage was built</li>
<li>GarageFinish: Interior finish of the garage<ul>
<li>Fin Finished</li>
<li>RFn Rough Finished</li>
<li>Unf Unfinished</li>
<li>NA No Garage</li></ul></li>
<li>GarageCars: Size of garage in car capacity</li>
<li>GarageArea: Size of garage in square feet</li>
<li>GarageQual: Garage quality<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Typical/Average</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li>
<li>NA No Garage</li></ul></li>
<li>GarageCond: Garage condition<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Typical/Average</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>Po Poor</li>
<li>NA No Garage</li></ul></li>
<li>PavedDrive: Paved driveway<ul>
<li>Y Paved</li>
<li>P Partial Pavement</li>
<li>N Dirt/Gravel</li></ul></li>
<li>WoodDeckSF: Wood deck area in square feet</li>
<li>OpenPorchSF: Open porch area in square feet</li>
<li>EnclosedPorch: Enclosed porch area in square feet</li>
<li>3SsnPorch: Three season porch area in square feet</li>
<li>ScreenPorch: Screen porch area in square feet</li>
<li>PoolArea: Pool area in square feet</li>
<li>PoolQC: Pool quality<ul>
<li>Ex Excellent</li>
<li>Gd Good</li>
<li>TA Average/Typical</li>
<li>Fa Fair</li>
<li>NA No Pool</li></ul></li>
<li>Fence: Fence quality<ul>
<li>GdPrv Good Privacy</li>
<li>MnPrv Minimum Privacy</li>
<li>GdWo Good Wood</li>
<li>MnWw Minimum Wood/Wire</li>
<li>NA No Fence</li></ul></li>
<li>MiscFeature: Miscellaneous feature not covered in other categories<ul>
<li>Elev Elevator</li>
<li>Gar2 2nd Garage (if not described in garage section)</li>
<li>Othr Other</li>
<li>Shed Shed (over 100 SF)</li>
<li>TenC Tennis Court</li>
<li>NA None</li></ul></li>
<li>MiscVal: $Value of miscellaneous feature</li>
<li>MoSold: Month Sold</li>
<li>YrSold: Year Sold</li>
<li>SaleType: Type of sale<ul>
<li>WD Warranty Deed - Conventional</li>
<li>CWD Warranty Deed - Cash</li>
<li>VWD Warranty Deed - VA Loan</li>
<li>New Home just constructed and sold</li>
<li>COD Court Officer Deed/Estate</li>
<li>Con Contract 15% Down payment regular terms</li>
<li>ConLw Contract Low Down payment and low interest</li>
<li>ConLI Contract Low Interest</li>
<li>ConLD Contract Low Down</li>
<li>Oth Other</li></ul></li>
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