Living in Country around Coin, IA
Country around Coin is a rural area of about 455 people in Page County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Omaha, NE and 113 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $688 a month.
455people
$124kTypical home
$688/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
250Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 455 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Omaha, NE
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to OMA airport
- 56 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.