IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Castana, IA
Country around Castana is a rural area of about 425 people in Monona County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Sioux City, IA and 218 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $99 a month.
425people
$115kTypical home
$99/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
26"Snow
239Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
Is Near Castana right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 425 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $99/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SUX airport
- 55 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monona County: R+45 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk