Marion, IA

Marion is a mid-size city in Iowa with a population of 41,690. Residents earn $87,105 per year, which is 16% above the national average.

3.7 /5.0

B+ Good

41,690 Population 2,316/sq mi density

$87,105 Median Income $43,334 per capita

$230,800 Home Value $268,012 Zillow

$978 Median Rent 29.7% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

167 Violent Crime/100K 1,278 property/100K

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Overall

3.7 / 5.0

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

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Economy

4.6 / 5.0

$87,105 median income, 2.3% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$230,800 home value, $978/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

167 violent crimes/100K (56% below avg)

Education

4.1 / 5.0

39.2% bachelor's degree or higher

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6 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Marion, IA.

Name	Year	Description
Marion, IA	2013	Lights of blue&#44 like electricity&#44 red triangle in center&#33 1 blue/1 white
Marion, IA	2013	Electric blue lights w/red triangle in center&#44 and 2 smaller ones&#44
Marion, IA	2007	I was outside smoking a cigarette. I looked over to the field across the street. I saw the first object and thought maybe it&#39s jus
Marion, IA	2007	A strange short sirun noise with two massive jet streams of smoke in the sky in rainbow formation.
Marion, IA	2002	i was on hole 2 at hunters ridge and i saw a shiney silver shaped suacer the top part was spinning and the bottom part was spinning a d
Marion, IA	1998	ten (10) white cylinder shaped objects flying in standard formattion&#44 for appox. 5 minutes.