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About Centerville
City in Iowa, USCenterville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,412 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville's coal mining industry attracted European immigrants from Sweden, Italy, Croatia, and Albania. Centerville is also home of the largest town square in the state of Iowa and a campus of Indian Hills Community College.
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Housing in Centerville
The typical Centerville home is worth about $80,000, down 13.6% in a year, 67% below the Iowa typical home.
Safety in Centerville
Safety Grade C+
Centerville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
Schools in Centerville
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The public schools Centerville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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