Moving to Clinton: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Clinton means joining a real, distinct Mississippi River city with a genuinely documented 19th-century lumber-boomtown history and a major current ADM plant.
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Between 1865 and 1900, Clinton was genuinely regarded as the sawmill capital of the nation, with local production growing to more than 195 million board feet annually by 1892.
A real, current major employer
Archer Daniels Midland operates one of the world's largest corn wet mills in Clinton, employing 750+ people, with a $196 million modernization underway.
Genuinely affordable housing
Clinton's 2026 median home value ran $115,400-$129,168 depending on source -- well below Iowa's statewide average of approximately $241,255.
Key takeaways
- Clinton was genuinely the sawmill capital of the nation between 1865 and 1900.
- ADM's Clinton corn wet mill is one of the largest in the world, undergoing a $196 million modernization.
- Clinton's housing runs genuinely, substantially affordable relative to Iowa's statewide average.
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