A town of 3,106, settled in 1840. Nearly 1.9% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Tipton does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Tipton. Another town gets a different order.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tipton City Park | — | 39 |
Tipton beats the Iowa average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Tipton | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 11.6% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.7% |
The typical Tipton home is worth about $248,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
About one in 4 of Tipton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Iowa City (16%), Cedar Rapids (9%) and Muscatine (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Tipton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Tipton reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Tipton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Elementary School | PK–4 | 284 | C |
| Tipton Middle School | 5–8 | 256 | B− |
| Tipton High School | 9–12 | 302 | B− |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Tipton on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Iowa, United States
Tipton (/ˈtɪptən/) is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,149 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Cedar County.
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