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About Clinton
City in Iowa, United StatesClinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020. Clinton, along with DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Incorporated on January 26, 1857, Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coterminous with Clinton County.
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Housing in Clinton
The typical Clinton home is worth about $136,000, up 5.4% in a year, 43% below the Iowa typical home.
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Safety in Clinton
Safety Grade D
Clinton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Health in Clinton
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 25% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Iowa
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Schools in Clinton
All Clinton schools →School Grade D
The public schools Clinton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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