A town of 1,655. Home to 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The thing Stuart does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Stuart. Another town gets a different order.
Stuart has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Stuart for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Guthrie Center (12%), West Des Moines (7%) and Des Moines (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
The public schools Stuart’s kids attend outperform 62% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Elementary School | PK–2 | 211 | Not graded |
| West Central Valley High School | 9–12 | 264 | B− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
The typical Stuart home is worth about $230,000, up 4.8% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
Stuart beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Stuart | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.6% |
0.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stuart Sports Complex | 0.5 mi | 34 |
| 2. Lawbaugh City Park | — | 5 |
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Stuart on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Stuart.
City in Iowa, United States
Stuart is a city in Lincoln Township, Adair County, and in Stuart Township, Guthrie County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. That part of the city within Guthrie County is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,782 at the 2020 census.
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