Living in Clarinda, IA
Clarinda is a big small town of 5,353 people in Page County, Iowa. It's about 64 miles from Omaha, NE and 114 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $660 a month.
5,353people
$114kTypical home
$660/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
250Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Omaha, NE
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to OMA airport
- 59 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 746 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+42 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