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MapletonIA
A town of 989. A typical home worth about $175K.
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Population
989
−4.8% since 2010
Typical home
$175K
−0.6% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
53.1
years
Jobs based here
475
Balanced
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Housing
A typical Mapleton home is worth about $175K
The typical Mapleton home is worth about $175,000, down 0.6% in a year, 27% below the Iowa typical home.
$175KZillow home value
Typical home value
Mapleton$175K
Iowa$240K
−0.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Mapleton has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–32°
Spring37–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall39–62°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
About one in five working residents works right in Mapleton
Most working residents leave Mapleton for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (12%), Onawa (7%) and Omaha (3%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
19%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mapleton19%
Sioux City12%
Onawa7%
Omaha3%
Storm Lake3%
35 mi
median commute distance
475
jobs based in Mapleton
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Mapleton is
Mapleton beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Iowa
2 better24 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Mapleton | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 77.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.7% |
Burgess Health Center
18.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Mapleton’s public schools outperform 48% of Iowa districts
The public schools Mapleton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Elementary School | PK–5 | 182 | C |
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School | 9–12 | 256 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Famous people from Mapleton
5 notable people were born in Mapleton.
About Mapleton
City in Iowa, USA
Mapleton is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,165 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,165
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
- ZIP code
- 51034
- Area code
- 712