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Rathbun, IA

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Population
40
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
938 ft
Median Home Value
$151,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$71,875
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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About Rathbun

Originally founded as a coal mining town in the late 1800s, Rathbun is now a quiet southern Iowa community right on the doorstep of Rathbun Lake. Everyday life here revolves around the outdoors, giving residents quick access to boating, fishing, and lakeside parks. It offers a relaxed, small-town setting to settle down in, with the shops, dining, and everyday services of nearby Centerville only a short drive down the road.

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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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