In Stanwood, the median household income is $63,000. Employers in Stanwood shed 56 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 87. Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a higher average commute than Stanwood. The share of residents in Stanwood who live below the poverty line is 13%, where Iowa’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

2%work in town

	Stanwood	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	2%	31%	8%
Average trip to work	29 minutes	19 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	13%	11%	9.6%
Median household income	$63,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Stanwood2%

Cedar Rapids24%

Iowa City12%

Tipton8%

Mount Vernon3%

26 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Stanwood

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here87 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Stanwood Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 26 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

A home in Stanwood is worth about $186K, on Zillow’s estimate

The share of households in Stanwood who own their home is 80%, above both Iowa’s towns (70%) and U.S. towns (73%). Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.2% in value. In Stanwood, the going rate for rent is $945 a month.

$186KZillow home value

	Stanwood	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	80%	70%	73%
Median rent	$945 a month	$911 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Stanwood$186K

Iowa$237K

+4.2%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.2% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.9 years of income Rents$945 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Stanwood

For Stanwood, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.

40″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°

Spring38–59°

Summer61–82°

Fall41–61°

Oct 15

typical first frost

Apr 21

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 12°Rain & snow40″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Stanwood is

Just over a third of Stanwood adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults locally, 42% have obesity and 16% smoke cigarettes.

	Stanwood	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	22%	20%	16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	42%	38%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	77%	78%	79%

32 measures vs. Iowa

0 better31 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Stanwood	IA
Fewer adults seeing a dentist	63%	66.8%

Jones Regional Medical Center

15.7 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby15.7 miles to an ER · Jones Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IA on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Stanwood: inland flooding

The risk rating from FEMA in Stanwood is 58 of 100. FEMA puts 39% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to drought. Federal aid has come to Stanwood households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020.

58risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Stanwood Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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