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Arcadia is a tiny town of 796 people in Carroll County, Iowa. It's about 73 miles from Ames, IA and 206 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $851 a month.
796people
$141kTypical home
$851/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
33"Snow
239Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 796
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to Ames, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$890/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to FOD airport
- 70 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 839 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+42 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk