Ava, MO · Douglas County

Home inspection in Ava, Missouri.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri. Ava homes are inspected by a local partner in our Missouri network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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Why Ava homes need a local read

Ava is the county seat and only incorporated city in Douglas County.

History: Laid out in 1871.

Housing: The Ava Ranger Station Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2003), and the Douglas County courthouse was built in 1937.

Radon in Douglas County

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Douglas County in Zone 2 (predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

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South Missouri homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, summer

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, winter

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, summer

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, winter

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, summer

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, winter

Early-1900s two-story frame house with a deep front porch — Home inspection in Ava, MO

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How old is Ava?

Ava is the county seat of Douglas County and was laid out in 1871.

Is there any historic building stock in Ava?

The Ava Ranger Station Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Douglas County courthouse was built in 1937.

Is radon a concern in south and central Missouri?

EPA lists Jackson County (Kansas City) in Zone 1, with predicted average indoor levels above 4 pCi/L. Greene, Taney, Howell, Jasper, Boone and St. Louis counties are in Zone 2 (2 to 4 pCi/L), and Butler County is Zone 3. EPA says the zone map does not predict any single home and recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or more.

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