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Country around Adair is a rural area of about 1,496 people in Adair County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Des Moines, IA and 165 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $893 a month.
1,496people
$238kTypical home
$893/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,496 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 54 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DSM airport
- 51 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,447 ft
- 798 mi to the ocean
- 226 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+45 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