Variables and Summary Statistics
| Variable | Description | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Property sale price in unadjusted U.S. dollars | 424,036 | 284,924 | 50,000 | 4,724,509 |
| Flood | |||||
| SFHA | 1 if building is in the Special Flood Hazard Area, 0 otherwise | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 |
| Postflood | 1 if sale occurred after the 2013 flood, 0 otherwise | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Inundated | 1 if building is located inside the inundation boundary, 0 otherwise | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 500yrFP | 1 if building is in the 500-year floodplain, 0 otherwise | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 |
| Location | |||||
| Stream0to600ft | 1 if building is within 600 feet of a stream, 0 otherwise | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 |
| Stream601to1800ft | 1 if building is between 601 and 1,800 feet of a stream, 0 otherwise | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 |
| Stream1801to5000ft | 1 if building is between 1,801 and 5,000 feet of a stream, 0 otherwise | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Stream5001to8000ft | 1 if building is between 5,001 and 8,000 feet of a stream, 0 otherwise | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
| Dist2Lake | Parcel distance to lakes and reservoirs in feet | 738 | 477 | 0 | 2,474 |
| Dist2OpenSpace | Parcel distance to open space areas in feet | 998 | 855 | 1 | 3,840 |
| Dist2Trailhead | Building distance to closest trailhead in feet | 10,135 | 5,551 | 378 | 29,948 |
| Dist2Road | Building distance to main road in feet | 756 | 553 | 41 | 3,307 |
| Elevation | Elevation of parcel centroid in feet | 4,944 | 753 | 4,500 | 10,260 |
| Structure | |||||
| Age | Age of building in years | 37 | 24 | 1 | 151 |
| Sqft | Finished square footage of the building | 1,884 | 891 | 324 | 11,657 |
| Lotsize | Lot size in acres | 0.17 | 1.82 | 0.01 | 69 |
| CarStorage | 1 if property has car storage, 0 otherwise | 0.93 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 |
| FinishedBasement | 1 if building has a finished basement, 0 otherwise | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
| NumberBedrooms | The number of bedrooms a building has | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| NumberFullBaths | The number of full baths a building has | 2 | 0.84 | 0 | 7 |
| Number3qtrBaths | The number of 3/4 baths a building has | 1 | 0.72 | 0 | 9 |
| VeryGoodQuality | 1 if building is listed as very good quality or above, 0 otherwise | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 |
Note: For the analysis, Price, Dist2Stream, Dist2OpenSpace, Dist2Road, Sqft, and Lotsize were transformed with natural logs. Age was transformed by squaring the variable.