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About Denison
City in Iowa, United StatesDenison is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River, and located in both Denison Township and East Boyer Township. The population was 8,373 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.
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Housing in Denison
The typical Denison home is worth about $183,000, up 2% in a year, 24% below the Iowa typical home.
Safety in Denison
Safety Grade B+
Denison reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Denison
All Denison schools →School Grade C
The public schools Denison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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