Shellsburg, IA

Shellsburg is a small town in Iowa with a population of 752. Residents earn $69,750 per year, which is 7% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

752 Population 940/sq mi density

$69,750 Median Income $33,674 per capita

$184,100 Home Value $310,783 Zillow

$928 Median Rent 22.5% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

77 Violent Crime/100K 1,162 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

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

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$69,750 median income, 1.2% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$184,100 home value, $928/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

77 violent crimes/100K (80% below avg)

Education

2.1 / 5.0

14.1% bachelor's degree or higher

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3 reported haunted locations found near Shellsburg, IA.

Name	Description
Parkers Grove	There is a gravestone with a carving of a face here and when you go there at night, you can see the face cry and his eyes are wet!!
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery	Pleasant Ridge is more commonly known as 13 stairs, because of the 13 stairs leading up a hill into the cemetery. Voices have been recorded on tape(EVP) that were not heard while there. Also, people have been touched by unseen things. Visitors have seen things human like shapes appear and disappear.
Shellsburg Cemetery	Just outside of Shellsburg, there is a statue of an angel marking the grave of 2 young children that died in the late 1940's. It is said that if you walk up to her at night,she will softly start crying and tears will run down her face and fall to the ground.