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Forest City, Iowa 50436

Take advantage of small town living coupled with bigger city amenities.

Forest City
A Great Place To Live

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Local Areas of Interest
Mansion Museum	Courthouse Square
Waldorf College	Winnebago Industries
Bear Creek 18 Hole Golf Course	YMCA
Pilot Knob State Park	Heritage Park
Wind Turbine

Major Employers of Forest City

Nearest Airports

Major: Des Moines International Airport, Iowa
Major: Minneapolis - St.Paul International Airport,
Minnesota
Local: Mason City Municipal Airport, Iowa
Local: Forest City Municipal Airport, Iowa

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Forest City General Statistics from 2000 Census

Elevation: 1250 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population: 4,362
Median resident age: 35.2 yrs
Median house value: $65,800
Mean travel time to work: 11.5 minutes
Ancestries: German (39.4%)
            Norwegian (31.9%)
            Irish (8.2%)
            English (7.7%)
            Swedish (4.4%)
            Danish (3.8%)

Forest City Housing Statistics from 2000 Census

Houses: 1,794
(1,688 occupied: 1,213 owner occupied, 475 renter occupied)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000

Housing units in Forest City with a mortgage: 688

Houses without a mortgage: 342

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 65
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 157
1970 to 1979: 388
1960 to 1969: 246
1950 to 1959: 212
1940 to 1949: 168
1939 or earlier: 479

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Forest City, IA:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 196
$60,000 to $69,999: 138
$70,000 to $79,999: 118
$80,000 to $89,999: 158
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 82
$125,000 to $149,999: 43
$150,000 to $174,999: 12
$175,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0

Additional General Statistics, Information and Average Climate info for Forest City

courtesy of city-data.com