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Bouton is a tiny town of 168 people in Dallas County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Ames, IA and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $1k a month.
168people
$114kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
242Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,570 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Ames, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" 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 (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DSM airport
- 29 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 820 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: R+5 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk