AvocaIA
A town of 1,444, settled in 1869. Home to 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Population
1,444
+11.8% since 2010
Typical home
$239K
+0.6% in a year
Household income
$73K
median
Jobs based here
659
Balanced
What makes Avoca stand out The thing Avoca does most differently from other towns.
Small town 1,444 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Avoca has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
28″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 15–34°
Spring 38–61°
Summer 61–83°
Fall 40–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Avoca Most working residents leave Avoca for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Omaha (10%), Harlan (10%) and Council Bluffs (10%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
16% work in town
Where working residents work In Avoca 16%
Omaha 10%
Harlan 10%
Council Bluffs 10%
Shelby 7%
20 mi
median commute distance
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Schools
Avoca’s public schools outperform 62% of Iowa districts The public schools Avoca’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B School Grade
Health
Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns Avoca beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
C+ Health Grade
32 measures vs. Iowa
What stands out Avoca IA Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth 5.9% 11.6% More adults treating high blood pressure 80.7% 77.8% More adults who have had a stroke 3.9% 3.3%
Myrtue Medical Center
11.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
32nd
percentile among IA towns
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
57 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Hail
10
paid flood claims since 1979
8
federal disasters paid out here
Housing
A typical Avoca home is worth about $239K The typical Avoca home is worth about $239,000, up 0.6% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
$239K Zillow home value
Typical home value Avoca $239K
Iowa $240K
+0.6%
value change, 1 year
Outdoors
0% of Avoca is conserved land 1.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0%
conserved · 0 of 1,505 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Eddington Memorial Park 1 mi 33
A growing town Avoca has grown 11.8% since 2010 1,506 people in 2010; 1,444 today.
What’s changed most in Avoca? 1,506 2010
1,683 2020
1,444 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
2014 · Avoca, IA 51521, USA · Wikimedia Commons
Avoca’s story
157 years in pictures
10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 4 places in Avoca on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Avoca 6 notable people were born in Avoca.
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Avoca (Irish: Abhóca, meaning 'the meeting of the waters') is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,683 at the 2020 census.
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Established 1869
Population 1,683
Area 2.4 sq mi
Elevation 1,194 ft
ZIP code 51521
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