Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A typical home costs 2 years of the county’s $58K median household income.
Audubon’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 2 of Iowa’s 276 towns score lower on incomes. Audubon has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Audobon County Court House and Audubon County Home Historic District. Audubon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Audubon beats most towns.
Audobon County Court House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon Elementary School | PK–4 | 252 |
| Audubon Middle-High School | 5–12 | 291 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Iowa), ordered by how far Audubon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 792 in 1880, a peak of 2,928 in 1960, 2,053 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Audubon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Audubon.
At $664 a month, Audubon’s median rent is against $911 a month in Iowa’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 7.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Audubon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $664 a month | $911 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Audubon Community School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 252 | B− |
| Audubon Middle-High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 291 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduation
42% of Audubon adults have high blood pressure, where Iowa’s towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of adults have diabetes in Audubon. Audubon beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Audubon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Audubon | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (37% statewide). Audubon’s median age is 44.3 years. Audubon has lost 3.4% of its people since 2020, down to 1,989 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Audubon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 25% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Audubon | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.3% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.4% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.1% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Audubon has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 11° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Audubon’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Audubon is $40,000. Jobs based in Audubon fell to 847 in 2023, 288 fewer than in 2013.
| Audubon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 35% | 31% | 8% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Audubon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Audubon's reported crime rate is below Iowa's. 9 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Audubon | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 10 per 1,000 residents | 10.8 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bluegrass Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Albert the Bull Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Legion Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Audubon; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Audubon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
2 places in Audubon on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Audubon.
City in Iowa, US
Audubon is a city and the county seat in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,053 in the 2020 census, a decline from 2,382 in the 2000 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
4 notable people were born here, including C. W. McCall and Bob Fitch.
