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Blockton is a tiny town of 122 people in Taylor County, Iowa. It's about 62 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 103 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $830 a month.
122people
$90kTypical home
$830/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
18"Snow
241Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 122
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to DSM airport
- 76 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 269 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+56 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.