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About Cherokee
City in Iowa, USACherokee is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2020 Census, down from 5,369 in 2000.
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How Cherokee ranks
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Housing in Cherokee
The typical Cherokee home is worth about $151,000, up 2.4% in a year, 37% below the Iowa typical home.
Safety in Cherokee
Safety Grade A-
Cherokee reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Cherokee
Compared with Iowa
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Schools in Cherokee
All Cherokee schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Cherokee’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.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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