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Mount Ayr, IA

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Population
1,637
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,217 ft
Median Home Value
$152,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$707/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$74,167
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IowaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IowaNearest larger communityIndianola, Iowa57 miles away · 16,829 residents.

About Mount Ayr

Mount Ayr is Ringgold County’s seat, a southwest Iowa city founded in 1875 at the meeting of US 169 and Iowa 2. Its name nods to Ayr, Scotland, the birthplace of Robert Burns; ‘Mount’ was added for the high ground around the settlement. The county courthouse and a Carnegie library frame the town’s older civic story, while local records preserve the county’s early settlement history. Mount Ayr is a county-seat town with a Scottish namesake and a very Iowa habit of turning a crossroads into a home base.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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