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Country around Cantril is a rural area of about 588 people in Van Buren County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Iowa City, IA and 168 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $758 a month.
588people
$107kTypical home
$758/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 588 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 77 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IRK airport
- 105 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+55 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.