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Gravity, IA

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A town of 128. A typical home worth about $110K.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
128
residents
Typical home
$110K
+17.5% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
55.5
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town

What makes Gravity stand out

The thing Gravity does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

128 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Gravity home is worth about $110K

The typical Gravity home is worth about $110,000, up 17.5% in a year, 54% below the Iowa typical home.

$110KZillow home value

Typical home value

Gravity$110K
Iowa$240K
+17.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gravity

Most working residents leave Gravity for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Clarinda (24%), Bedford (5%) and Lenox (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Gravity0%
Clarinda24%
Bedford5%
Lenox5%
New Market4%
17 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Gravity
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Gravity has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–35°
Spring39–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall41–63°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Gravity is

Gravity beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outGravityIA
More smokers18.7%14.5%
More adults with high blood pressure38.7%33.9%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist62.8%66.8%
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
15.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gravity for work

Where Gravity’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Clarinda Clarinda 24% 5% → Bedford Bedford 5% 5% → Lenox Lenox 5% 4% → New Market New Market 4% 4% → Villisca Villisca 4% 4% → Fairfield Fairfield 4% Gravity · 0% stay
7jobs based in Gravity
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gravity

City in Iowa, USA

Gravity is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. The population was 154 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
154
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,201 ft
ZIP code
50848

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