Algona, IA

Iowa · Kossuth County

Algona is a small city in Iowa with a population of 5,414. Residents earn $52,542 per year, which is 30% below the national average.

3.2 /5.0

B Good

5,414 Population 1,167/sq mi density

$52,542 Median Income $34,112 per capita

$156,200 Home Value $178,871 Zillow

$887 Median Rent 27.5% income on rent

46°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

388 Violent Crime/100K 554 property/100K

Overall

3.2 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.0 / 5.0

$52,542 median income, 1.1% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$156,200 home value, $887/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

388 violent crimes/100K (2% above avg)

C+

Education

2.9 / 5.0

23.7% bachelor's degree or higher

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2 reported haunted locations found near Algona, IA.

Name	Description
Algona	Little Africa - Rumor is that there are several places here that have been the scene of murders. The old bridge you cross has been the place of 2 hangings. 2 of the roads have had accidents on them because people claims things have been standing the middle of the road and won't move. The old farm house is said to have the spirit of the old maid who worked for the family had an affair and the husband killed her...the family left rite after and everything in the house is still there. Out past t...
Plum Creek Pits	Back in the far corner there has been a little boy said to be playing near the waters edge legend has it that the little boy was running back to the river on the other side of the pits when he tripped on a stone and was stabbed by a stick he had fallen on. The local fisherman who use to fish their say they have seen this boy walking on the bank of the pit when they yelled to him he seemed to have looked up and ran back towards the river and disappear nobody knows what this boys name is or eve...

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Algona

Little Africa - Rumor is that there are several places here that have been the scene of murders. The old bridge you cross has been the place of 2 hangings. 2 of the roads have had accidents on them because people claims things have been standing the middle of the road and won't move. The old farm house is said to have the spirit of the old maid who worked for the family had an affair and the husband killed her...the family left rite after and everything in the house is still there. Out past t...

Plum Creek Pits

Back in the far corner there has been a little boy said to be playing near the waters edge legend has it that the little boy was running back to the river on the other side of the pits when he tripped on a stone and was stabbed by a stick he had fallen on. The local fisherman who use to fish their say they have seen this boy walking on the bank of the pit when they yelled to him he seemed to have looked up and ran back towards the river and disappear nobody knows what this boys name is or eve...

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