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Atlantic is a big small town of 6,763 people in Cass County, Iowa. It's about 54 miles from Omaha, NE and 159 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $764 a month.
6,763people
$150kTypical home
$764/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
244Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,763
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 54 mi to Omaha, NE
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$945/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to OMA airport
- 46 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+41 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk