A town of 1,725. Public schools that outperform most of Iowa.
The 3 things Walcott does most differently from other towns.
Where Walcott’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Walcott. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Walcott’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 97% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Elementary School | K–5 | 150 | C− |
| Walcott Middle School | 6–8 | 322 | C |
Walcott reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Most working residents leave Walcott for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Davenport (32%), Bettendorf (6%) and Muscatine (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
The typical Walcott home is worth about $302,000, up 6.7% in a year, 26% above the Iowa typical home.
Walcott has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
Walcott beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Walcott | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.5% | 66.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 11.6% |
0.2 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie View Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Water Tower Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Victory Park | — | 3 |
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City in Iowa, United States
Walcott (/ˈwɔlkɔt/ WAWL-cawt, sometimes locally [ˈwɔlkət]) is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,551 at the time of the 2020 census. Walcott's interchange on Interstate 80 is home to an enormous complex of restaurants, motels and truck stops, including the Iowa 80 truck stop, which is the world's largest. Most of Walcott is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine County portion of the city is considered part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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