The moment you arrive in Spencer you'll feel everything is exactly as it should be.  From the charm of our beautifully renovated Grand Avenue, to the hospitality and friendliness of its citizens, you'll know you're in for a perfect stay.

Spencer is a great place to live, work, shop, and invest.  
Our school district is among the most progressive systems in the state. College opportunities include Iowa Lakes Community College and Buena Vista University.  Spencer recently broke ground on a brand new middle school.

The Spencer Municipal Hospital offers a variety of family physicians and specialists who are on staff locally.  Abben Cancer Center helps to enhance our medical facilities.  The hospital is also in the final stages of completing a $21 million Surgery Center that will add to the already existing state-of-the-art hospital. 

Northwest Iowa Regional Airport serves Northwest Iowa .  Hangar storage, aircraft rental, air charter service, flight instruction, and aircraft maintenance are available services.

Take pleasure in Spencer’s newly completed downtown revitalization featuring new streetlights, sidewalks, flower pot, benches and trash receptacle.  Downtown Spencer was recently placed on the National Register of Historic places.  Spencer's main street also has the largest, most diverse collection of the 1930’s architecture in the Midwest.  Spencer’s downtown plus area attractions were named one of Iowa’s Cultural Districts.

The Clay County Regional Event Center offers a full service meeting facility for virtually any size and occasion.  This new venue includes a 500sq. foot Grand Ballroom and a 24,000sq. foot arena/exhibit area.

Finally, we believe our cultural and recreational opportunities are second to none.  Enjoy a live main stage production at Spencer Community Theatre, browse through the artwork at Arts on Grand, examine the beautiful handcrafted glass works at Bogenrief’s Studio’s, or take a stroll down memory lane at Parker Historical Museum.  For the recreational enthusiasts you can spend time at our Spencer Family YMCA, newly constructed skate park, splash and slide at the Spencer Family Aquatic Center or spend time playing on the largest Miracle Playground in the United States at East Leach Park. The area also offers hunting, canoeing, fishing, and miles of bike trails. We’re also the home of the Clay County Fair, the world’s greatest fair, held each September and attended by over 300,000 fairgoers annually.  Spencer offers “city Style” shopping and dining along with great lodging opportunities.  Spencer is located only 15 minutes south of the Iowa Great Lakes region, which also adds its recreational enjoyment.  

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