High AmanaIA
A town in Iowa, home to 36 people.
Is High Amana a good place to live?
High Amana’s age of the median resident is 53.4 years, above both Iowa’s towns (38.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than High Amana. High Amana has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
36 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to High Amana: who provides what
High Amana is unincorporated, so Iowa 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in High Amana.
High Amana stands out in Iowa and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Half commute less than 16 miles. The top destinations are Iowa City (14%), Cedar Rapids (14%) and Williamsburg (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High Amana has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect cold winters and pleasant summers in High Amana. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 12°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in High Amana, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in High Amana break down as 38% from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. In High Amana, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 37 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy High Amana is
Among adults in High Amana, 22% binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, High Amana beats the Iowa average on 5 and trails it on 1. 29% of adults in High Amana sleep under 7 hours; 9.1% have diabetes.
| High Amana | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | High Amana | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 61.4% | 66.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kinnick Stadium and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around High Amana. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
32 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
22 mi Stadium & arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
31 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumNational Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
19 mi MuseumMuseum of Art Cedar RapidsPhoto credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about High Amana
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of High Amana; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 High Amana residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
98% of working residents leave High Amana for work
Where High Amana’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About High Amana
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
High Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2020 Census, the population of High Amana was 113.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 768 ft
Questions about High Amana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is High Amana, IA a good place to live?
High Amana has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.