Living in Iona

In Iona, unemployment is 2% (2024).

Iona numbered 16,908 residents at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Iona reached 2.04%. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Iona numbered 1,419.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population16,908people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,324EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,767EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.04%country median 4.6% — 55% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.74µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 93% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Iona?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Iona.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,271 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,767 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Iona a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–40%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–50%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Family41%strong on family, weak on safety · range 30–52%

Retirement30%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–43%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,419 of 16,908 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Iona is 2.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Iona 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,324 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.04 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Iona?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€265of €2,619 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,619
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,271
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€265

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Iona Salary needed to live in Iona

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Iona. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Iona. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	225.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Iona when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Iona's nearest airport was RSW, 21 km away and offered 33 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	33 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RSW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Iona. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Iona.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 18.2°C in January to 28.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

24°12°

26°14°

27°15°

30°18°

32°21°

33°23°

33°24°

32°24°

30°21°

27°17°

25°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

245

238

265

229

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Iona is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Iona 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.74 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 23.89 · Feb 25.56 · Mar 27.28 · Apr 29.61 · May 31.94 · Jun 32.78 · Jul 33.11 · Aug 33.17 · Sep 32.22 · Oct 30.33 · Nov 27.39 · Dec 25.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.39 · Feb 13.67 · Mar 15.33 · Apr 17.94 · May 20.61 · Jun 23.11 · Jul 23.72 · Aug 23.94 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.78 · Nov 16.56 · Dec 14.06 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 18.17 · Feb 19.61 · Mar 21.28 · Apr 23.78 · May 26.28 · Jun 27.94 · Jul 28.44 · Aug 28.56 · Sep 27.89 · Oct 25.56 · Nov 21.94 · Dec 19.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 61.72 · Feb 45.21 · Mar 52.58 · Apr 61.98 · May 87.88 · Jun 245.4 · Jul 238.3 · Aug 264.9 · Sep 228.6 · Oct 78.23 · Nov 45.21 · Dec 48.26 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.67 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Lehigh Acres ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Ginowan (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Okinawa (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Urasoe (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Chikushino-shi (Japan) ±6.7 °C, Chikushino (Japan) ±6.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 17.2 km². The city recorded a population density of 794.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	17.17 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	10.41 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,419 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	794.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	16,908 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Iona

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

San Carlos Park as an Iona alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.7% San Carlos Park vs 2.0% Iona+34%
Foreign residents: 17.2% San Carlos Park vs 10.4% Iona+66%
Median gross pay, city: €3,583 San Carlos Park vs €3,324 Iona+8%
Residents: 18,563 San Carlos Park vs 16,908 Iona+10%
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ San Carlos Park vs 5.7 µg/m³ Ionasame level

Full comparison More about San Carlos Park

North Bethesda as an Iona alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1464 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,324 Iona+84%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 10.4% Iona+228%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.0% Iona+78%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 16,908 Iona+196%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.7 µg/m³ Ionasame level

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Iona

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cypress Lake 6.5 km away

Rent: 1,622 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,645 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Villas 10.2 km away

Rent: 1,566 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,002 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Cape Coral 13.9 km away

Salary: 3,404 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

San Carlos Park 14.8 km away

Rent: 1,584 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,583 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Fort Myers 17.2 km away

Salary: 3,114 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Iona, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Grain Valley16,908 residents Groves16,907 residents McKeesport16,907 residents Cinco Ranch16,899 residents Avenel16,920 residents Clearlake16,893 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Iona?

The unemployment rate is 2.04 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Iona?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.74 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Iona?

The published population is 16,908 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Iona?

1,419 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Iona a good place to live?

Iona may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Iona?

Cypress Lake, Fort Myers Beach, Villas, Cape Coral, Sanibel are near Iona. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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