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Carlisle is a small town of 4,255 people in Warren County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Des Moines, IA and 174 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $987 a month.
4,255people
$234kTypical home
$987/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
237Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 753 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,477/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DSM airport
- 8 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.