Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Park View was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Park View is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Iowa towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Iowa town has 9.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Park View’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of Iowa towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Park View’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Park View yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Park View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,709 at the time of the 2020 census; up from 2,389 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,389 to 2,709 (+13%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Nobody well known was born in Park View itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Park View is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
0.0% of Park View’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 22% for an Iowa town; the median home was built in 1976.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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