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RadcliffeIA

A town of 657. A typical home worth about $187K.

Population
657
+1.8% since 2010
Typical home
$187K
+4.4% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
44.7
years
Jobs based here
137
A commuter town

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657 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Radcliffe

Most working residents leave Radcliffe for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Iowa Falls (17%), Ames (12%) and Alden (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Radcliffe4%
Iowa Falls17%
Ames12%
Alden5%
Des Moines5%
21 mi
median commute distance
137
jobs based in Radcliffe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Radcliffe home is worth about $187K

The typical Radcliffe home is worth about $187,000, up 4.4% in a year, 22% below the Iowa typical home.

$187KZillow home value

Typical home value

Radcliffe$187K
Iowa$240K
+4.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Radcliffe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Radcliffe’s public schools outperform 39% of Iowa districts

The public schools Radcliffe’s kids attend trail 61% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary SchoolPK–5181B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state testsAll 1 schools →
Health

How healthy Radcliffe is

Radcliffe tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Hansen Family Hospital
15.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.4% of Radcliffe is conserved land

1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
Map of Radcliffe: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.4%
conserved · 3 of 635 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Radcliffe City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Radcliffe for work

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

17% → Iowa Falls Iowa Falls 17% 12% → Ames Ames 12% 5% → Alden Alden 5% 5% → Des Moines Des Moines 5% 4% → Story City Story City 4% 4% → Eldora Eldora 4% Radcliffe · 4% stay
137jobs based in Radcliffe
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Radcliffe

City in Iowa, US

Radcliffe is a city in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 555 at the time of the 2020 census.

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

Population
555
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,184 ft
ZIP code
50230

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