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Old 03-04-2008, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Small Town, Iowa
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Hey everyone, I'm a little new to this, and I'm just curious as to what people have to say about Newton?? My boyfriend and I are looking to move there at the end of the summer (right around September). He works construction and his company is out of Newton and we're tired of the commute from New Virginia! (little town south of Des Moines and Indianola). Any information any of you can give me/us on Newton... it would be awesome! I'm wanting to have an in-home daycare, any thoughts on how well it would go? How are the daycares in town already? Are they nice, have lots of openings, always full? And also, renting or buying housing, what are the prices like? Is it a good time for buying a house?

Anyways... any information you can give me would be great!
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Rockford MN
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Newton, Iowa (IA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders

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Old 03-04-2008, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Small Town, Iowa
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Thanks! already read the whole page.. just am curious about what the people have to say!
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Old 03-04-2008, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Langhorne, PA
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I grew up in Newton and my folks still live there. I always thought that Newton was a pretty decent town with good schools. As for an in-home business, you should remember that Maytag recently closed down and put a lot of people out of work. That may effect you customer base.
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Old 03-04-2008, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Small Town, Iowa
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Well, thanks for the info, but I definatly hope that the Maytag thing doesn't effect daycare all that much! It's very possibly, but I'm hoping people are still lookin'!
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Old 03-10-2008, 10:02 AM
 
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You might find some help from folks in Newton on AllNewton.com

Good luck!
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:17 AM
 
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Default lovely town

i grew up here, moved away for a few years and came back. i think it's a great town to raise a family. local jobs may be hard to come by, but there are plenty of jobs outside and you can always carpool or vanpool.
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Old 07-02-2008, 12:19 PM
 
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I've been reading about the drive in there on HeyIowa.com

Any place with a drive in can't be half-bad.
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Old 01-27-2010, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Demopolis, AL
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think hard about moving to Newton Iowa. No opportunities and very clickish people. If you didn't grow up there with wealthy roots...Or unless you have a secure job before moving here, altho I can't imagine any of the businesses being financially able now to hire out of state staff I'm not sure Newton is the place you want to relocate to.
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Old 01-31-2010, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Norwalk, IA
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Newton was a decent sized town until Maytag got shut down. Many people moved away and a lot of job opportunities left the area. Newton schools dropped from 4A class sizes to 3A within a years time. Town seems to be doing okay but you might think twice. Altoona is growing fairly rapidly and has lots of job growth in the area. It isn't very far either.
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