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A man and woman have their backs to the camera. They are looking up at a home that is sitting on top of slabs of wood.
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
It’s no secret people are moving away from rural areas of Iowa. The exodus toward bigger cities has been growing for decades. Fewer than a quarter of Iowans live in the country. In 1960, it was around 50%. One Iowan took an unusual route to reverse that trend.

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