SearsboroIA
A town of 128, settled in 1871.
Is Searsboro a good place to live?
Searsboro’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Iowa’s towns sit at 19 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Searsboro. Searsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Searsboro: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Searsboro, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Searsboro.
About one in three of Searsboro’s working residents commute to Grinnell
Most working residents leave Searsboro for work: only 0% work in town. 17% of Searsboro residents live below the poverty line, above both the Iowa town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Grinnell (30%), Montezuma (5%) and Oskaloosa (5%).
| Searsboro | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Searsboro faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Searsboro has four seasons and pleasant summers
Searsboro has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 12° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Searsboro is
Searsboro beats the Iowa average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Searsboro. Only 10 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Searsboro.
| Searsboro | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Searsboro | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Searsboro home is worth about $238K
The typical Searsboro home is worth about $238,000, up 14.8% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Searsboro
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Searsboro
About 6 of every 100 Searsboro residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Iowa.
100% of working residents leave Searsboro for work
Where Searsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Searsboro
Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Searsboro is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. The city attempted to disincorporate in 2011, but the move failed when Poweshiek County refused to take control of the city's infrastructure.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
- ZIP code
- 50242
Questions about Searsboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Searsboro, IA a good place to live?
Searsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.