Ricketts, Iowa

About Ricketts

Ricketts, IA is a tiny community located in western Iowa, home to 105 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Ricketts holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 420 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Ricketts Unique

• The only place in America named Ricketts — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• Positioned in western Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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