Green MountainIA
This town of 87 people was settled in 1857.
Is Green Mountain a good place to live?
Green Mountain’s age of the median resident is 63.6 years, against 38.7 years in Iowa’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Green Mountain. Green Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
87 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Green Mountain: who provides what
Green Mountain is unincorporated, so Marshall County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
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The climate in Green Mountain brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 10°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter. Green Mountain has cold winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The schools Green Mountain’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the GMG Community School District. Its one school is below. 271 students attend Green Mountain’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMG Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 271 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Green Mountain stands out in Iowa and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
For Green Mountain, the average trip to work is 14 minutes. The top destinations are Marshalltown (40%), Ames (8%) and West Des Moines (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Green Mountain | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 31% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Green Mountain had a checkup this year than in the typical Iowa or U.S. town
Of 32 CDC measures, Green Mountain beats the Iowa average on 12 and trails it on 5. 5.9% of Green Mountain adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 141 Iowa towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Green Mountain. In Green Mountain, 29% of adults feel lonely, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Green Mountain | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Green Mountain | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 12% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Green Mountain has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
Households in Green Mountain have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 38% come from drought and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Green Mountain
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Mountain
About 0 of every 100 Green Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Green Mountain
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
Green Mountain is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Marion Township. As of the 2020 census the population of Green Mountain was 113.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft
Questions about Green Mountain
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Is Green Mountain, IA a good place to live?
Green Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.