Altoona, Iowa. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Altoona, Iowa.

Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, about 5 miles from Des Moines. Altoona has a population of 10,351 in 2000 and one of the lowest city tax rates in the metro area.

We are conveniently located approximately 20 minutes from the Des Moines International Airport and about 15 minutes from the Ankeny Airport.

Horses are about to cross the finish line at Prairie Meadows during a race on September 5, 2005. Photographed by Iowahwyman
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Altoona is home of Adventureland, an amusement park, and Prairie Meadows, a horse racing track and casino. Altoona is the hometown of Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton.

Altoona offers beautiful recreational bike trails, a new aquatic park, fire department, and library. Shopping is abundant with a Lowe's, Menards, Target, and Wal-Mart.

Altoona map:

Bondurant, IA (3.2 miles), Pleasant Hill, IA (5.2 miles), Mitchellville, IA (7.8 miles), Carlisle, IA (10.4 miles), Ankeny, IA (10.5 miles), Elkhart, IA (10.5 miles), Saylorville, IA (10.7 miles), Des Moines, IA (11.0 miles).

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