Billboards in Ames, IA

It varies. A small junior poster on a side street and a 14'x48' bulletin on a freeway are very different price points. Static vs. digital matters too, along with how long you run and what time of year it is.

Across 56 boards in Ames, the average is $1,866.67 per 4-week period, which works out to a $12.09 CPM.

It depends on what you're trying to accomplish, but out of 9 boards in Ames, these get put on proposals the most:

1. 1. #20203 — HWY 69 ES 0.5MI N/O BLOOMINGTON RD F/N-1 Billboard
2. 2. #20197 — HWY 69 WS 1MI N/O BLOOMINGTON RD F/N - 1 Billboard
3. 3. #20196 — LINCOLN WAY NS 550FT W/O KELLOGG AV F/W-1 Billboard
4. 4. #20201 — E LINCOLNWAY SS 0.75MI E/O DUFF AVE F/E - 1 Billboard
5. 5. #20195 — HWY 30 NS 0.5MI W/O HWY 69 F/W - 1 Billboard

Tell us about your campaign and we'll narrow it down from there.

Ames is 67,910 people, so it's a tight market with less competition for eyeballs. Median age is 23.3, a younger market where bolder creative tends to land.

Here's the full breakdown:

In Ames, the industries we work with most are Non-Profit, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Real Estate, and Retail. It's a mix of local businesses driving foot traffic and larger brands staying visible on commuter routes.

Ames has Bulletin, Poster, Digital Bulletin, Digital Poster, Junior Poster, and Rotary Bulletin. We can walk you through what fits your situation.

It depends on the board. A bulletin on a major highway and a poster on a neighborhood street are going to have very different numbers.

Across 9 boards in Ames, the average is about 38,590 impressions per week. Add it all up and you're looking at roughly 1,389,228 total impressions per 4-week cycle across every tracked board in the market.

Demand for boards nationally peaks in March, January, and February. That's when the most proposals go out, so the best spots book up faster.

May, June, and July are slower. You'll have more boards to choose from and sometimes better rates. If your timing is flexible, that's worth knowing.