Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
56% more nonprofits per person than the typical Iowa town.
The best of Sigourney’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and history; the weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 19 of Iowa’s 276 towns do worse. Only 4 of Iowa’s 276 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Legion Park, at 20 acres. Only 24 of Iowa’s 271 towns score higher on civic life. Sigourney has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sigourney beats most towns.
Keokuk County CourthouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Iowa), ordered by how far Sigourney is from typical.
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Census counts: 162 in 1850, 2,004 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sigourney, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sigourney.
The typical Sigourney home is worth about $143,000, up 6.4% in a year, 40% below the Iowa typical home. At $883 a month, Sigourney’s median rent is against $911 a month in Iowa’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Sigourney | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $883 a month | $911 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Sigourney Community School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 318 | B− |
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 287 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduation
29% of residents are 65 or older in Sigourney, where Iowa’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Sigourney’s median age is 45.2 years. Sigourney has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 1,951 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sigourney | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.2 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 25% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 86% are men (IA 52%).
| Sigourney | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.2% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.9% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Sigourney beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of Sigourney adults have high blood pressure.
| Sigourney | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sigourney | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sigourney has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 13° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Sigourney for work: only 18% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Sigourney. The top destinations are Oskaloosa (8%), Ottumwa (4%) and Washington (3%).
| Sigourney | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 31% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The property crime rate in Sigourney is 0 per 1,000 residents. Among 112 Iowa towns, just 5 have a lower violent crime rate than Sigourney. Sigourney's reported crime rate is well below Iowa's.
| Sigourney | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 9 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.7 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legion Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sigourney; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Sigourney residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
3 places in Sigourney on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Sigourney.
City in Iowa, United States
Sigourney ( SIG-ər-nee) is a city and the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,004 at the time of the 2020 census. Keokuk County Courthouse is located in the Public Square Historic District. Both are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
56% more nonprofits per person than the typical Iowa town.
That is 2.3 years of the area's median household income ($62,329 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including William Lawrence Adrian and Dave Heaton.
