Scarville, Iowa

2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 6.4% since 2020.

    73

    people, the 858th-largest of Iowa's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Iowa's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    100.0%

    of 7 jobs located in Scarville are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $99.

    A $99 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Winnebago County.

    • $638 Tract 6802
    • $737 Tract 6803

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 100% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  6. Home value

    A median home costs 82% less than Iowa's.

    $36,900

    median home value in Scarville.

    • $36,900 Scarville
    • $208,000 Iowa
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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