Grinnell College - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
3 - Good	Keilexandra November 15 2009	Cornfields and a Midwestern railroad town, need I say more? [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	d'smom November 04 2009	Very safe and nice area right around the perimeter of campus. Easy walk to town. No need for a car. They have a shuttle that runs to Des Moines if the need arises. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	susanr64 January 21 2009	Typical LAC boring surrounding town. We ate at a really good Mexican restaurant that was driving distance away from campus. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	M's Mom December 30 2008	A cute neighborhood-feels very 1950s. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	NealJ2K December 17 2008	It's in a small town, the area around it is nice/safe but predictably boring. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	morvoren November 27 2008	Cornfields are everywhere - it might get to you after a while. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	imka21 October 19 2008	A number of smaller shops and restaurants right around campus, as well as a Wal-Mart a couple miles south (near I-80). [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	momonthehill July 27 2008	small midwestern town, business district [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	bethievt March 18 2008	Step off the campus and you are in the town. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	jespere December 21 2007	Wow, small town. Not for everyone. Theres a Walmart. And corn. And snow. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	stepherzzz June 14 2007	There is a Wal-Mart that is quite some distance from the campus, and there are smaller stores around it as well as a few restaurants. I recommend the Mexican restaurant in town. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Father of the Boarder August 28 2006	There are some places that are great and others which are not in the town. The "right side of the tracks" is where the campus is located. Within two blocks of the campus is the best part of the town -- walk Broad Street or Main Street from 6th [View Full Report]