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Carter Lake is a small town of 3,767 people in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Omaha, NE and 166 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,767people
$169kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
27"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,767
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,100 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to Omaha, NE
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,631 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to OMA airport
- 2 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 789 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 632 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pottawattamie County: R+20 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk