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garner iowa a true iowa gem User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 26, 2018) garner is truly a gem when it comes to crime you can trust that crime is very low its very nice to live here shopping is good too and dining is poor but who cares it does not matter about the dining for crime garner is very safe no murder no rape barely burglary barely assaults a ...Read More nd barely and barely any crime most cities this size have no crime but garner has a little crime but compared to most cities garner has no crime its so nice come to garner for weather in winter its usually -12 degrees but in summer the average weather is 112 degrees there are lots of wonderful people too crime should be A+++++ but garner is truly Iowa's 1st gem housing is okay id say garner is truly good with housing with employment its okay with cost of living is excellent . Read Less
the place to be User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 22, 2018) there is no place like garner its just got a charm to it for crime its truley safe barley any crime stores are okay we have bills family foods dollar genral and kwick star and ace hardware and flower pot and goodnature store and redwing shoes and tammys pharmacy and garner inn su ...Read More ites and a nearby fair for restruants hardees and matts place and mexico restruant for but with britt nearby garner is really rated and its near a big city called mason city and just 1 hour from minnesota and just 5 hours from minneapolise truley a great town and garner is excellent i lived here for 78 years and i know its truley beatifal you just gotta come here and so mutch wonderful people its so nice here if you come youll love it im tellin you okay im enjoying it here and so will you for christmas. here look wonderful here out of 78 years of living here i know its wonderful here come today its so nice youll love it here and i know it come please its so wonderful here you gotta love garner such wonderful town with murder rates being so low it almost never happens come today. Read Less
i like garner iowa because its so safe User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 03, 2018) nice place to live with wonderful people low crime i love it there is a couple shopping stores and lots of restruants its great here ...Read More Read Less
i like garner iowa because its so safe User Rating 2.5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 02, 2018) i love garner its so safe crime seems so low i feel safe at night walking theres plenty of parks and so quiet nobody fights there neighbors its truliy butifal move to garner if you can ...Read More Read Less
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i like garner iowa because its so safe User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 03, 2018) nice place to live with wonderful people low crime i love it there is a couple shopping stores and lots of restruants its great here ...Read More Read Less
i like garner iowa because its so safe User Rating 2.5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 02, 2018) i love garner its so safe crime seems so low i feel safe at night walking theres plenty of parks and so quiet nobody fights there neighbors its truliy butifal move to garner if you can ...Read More Read Less

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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Garner? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Garner Central Park
      Concord Park

      Entertainment

      Avery Theatre

      Food & Drink

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Garner? Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Garner.
      Drive to Work
      89%

      12% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      2%

      1% lower than the US average

      A+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Garner? The cost of living in Garner is 91/100 - which is 2% higher than Iowa.
      Garner
      91

      9% less expensive than average

      Iowa
      90

      10% less expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      A+ Crime

      What is the crime rate in Garner? Garner crime rates are 805, which are 53% lower than Iowa
      Total Crime
      805 per 100k people

      65% lower than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 125

      65% lower than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      4%

      Year over year crime is up

      B+ Employment

      What is the median income in Garner? The median income in Garner is $63,625 which is 17% higher than Iowa.
      Median household income
      $63,62515% higher than the US average
      Income per capita
      $31,7977% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      1%

      85% lower than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Garner a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Pharmacies

      Doctors

      Family Eye Care Center
      Garner Medical Clinic

      A Housing

      What are Garner home prices? Garner home prices are $124,100 - which is 7% lower than Iowa
      Median home value
      $124,10033% lower than the US average
      Median rent price
      $80116% lower than the US average
      Home Ownership
      74%

      16% higher than the US average

      A+ Schools

      Does Garner have good schools? The Garner graduation rate is 95% - which is 8% higher than Iowa
      High school grad. rates
      95%

      14% higher than the US average

      School test scores
      78%

      63% higher than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      15:1

      9% lower than the US average

      A+ User Ratings

      Is Garner a good place to live? Garner has an overall rating of 91% from 11 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      91%

      11 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      88%

      4 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      100%

      7 total surveys

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