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About Laurens
City in Iowa, United StatesLaurens is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 1,264 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Laurens
The typical Laurens home is worth about $75,000, down 19.8% in a year, 69% below the Iowa typical home.
Work & commute in Laurens
Full picture →42% of Laurens’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Pocahontas (8%), Fort Dodge (2%) and Sioux City (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Laurens
Health Grade C
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 67% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Laurens
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Laurens
Full climate →Laurens has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Laurens
All Laurens schools →School Grade C
The public schools Laurens’s kids attend trail 68% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. 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, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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