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Country around Emerson is a rural area of about 844 people in Mills County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Omaha, NE and 139 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $1k a month.
844people
$137kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
244Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 844 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Omaha, NE
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$861/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to OMA airport
- 32 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 768 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mills County: R+39 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