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Corning is a small town of 1,567 people in Adams County, Iowa. It's about 71 miles from Omaha, NE and 129 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $754 a month.
1,567people
$96kTypical home
$754/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
241Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,567
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 961 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 71 mi to Omaha, NE
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OMA airport
- 64 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 762 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+44 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk