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Arion is a tiny town of 137 people in Crawford County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Omaha, NE and 201 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $583 a month.
137people
$104kTypical home
$583/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
33"Snow
244Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 137
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 276 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Omaha, NE
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to OMA airport
- 50 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+44 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.