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Audubon is a small town of 2,130 people in Audubon County, Iowa. It's about 66 miles from Omaha, NE and 180 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $664 a month.
2,130people
$98kTypical home
$664/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,130
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 66 mi to Omaha, NE
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$616/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to OMA airport
- 58 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Audubon County: R+38 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