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Colfax is a small town of 2,210 people in Jasper County, Iowa. It's about 21 miles from Des Moines, IA and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $789 a month.
2,210people
$178kTypical home
$789/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,210
- Part of a metro area
- About 863 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DSM airport
- 24 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 798 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk