A town of 686, settled in 1876.
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Ordered by what stands out in Colo. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Colo for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ames (22%), Des Moines (11%) and Nevada (8%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Colo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Colo beats the Iowa average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Colo | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 12% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.4% | 6.8% |
The typical Colo home is worth about $269,000, up 5.3% in a year, 12% above the Iowa typical home.
The public schools Colo’s kids attend outperform 55% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-NESCO Middle/High School | 5–12 | 216 | B |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carmody Park | — | 2 |
Where Colo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in Iowa, United States
Colo is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 845 at the 2020 census. The town is home to the "Crossroads of the Nation" as Lincoln Highway and Jefferson Highway intersect at Colo. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
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