LowellIA
Home to 43 people, the town was settled in 1843.
Is Lowell a good place to live?
Lowell’s median age is 56.2 years, where Iowa’s towns sit at 38.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Lowell. Lowell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lowell.
In Lowell, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 15° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Iowa and the rest of the country, more of Lowell’s adults have diabetes
Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Lowell. 45% of adults have high blood pressure in the town. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lowell beats Iowa on 5 and trails on 10.
| Lowell | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lowell | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16% | 20.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.9% | 66.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lowell has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 34% of Lowell’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.8% of the land in Lowell is protected from building
Only 7 of the 140 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lowell. Across 1 park or preserve: 0.2 miles of trail.
| Lowell | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stephenson Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lowell
Moving to Lowell: who provides what
Lowell is unincorporated, so Henry 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lowell
About 0 of every 100 Lowell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Lowell
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
Lowell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Henry County, Iowa, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Lowell had a population of 70.
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- Elevation
- 584 ft
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