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Country around Lacona is a rural area of about 1,025 people in Marion County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Des Moines, IA and 156 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,025people
$152kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
27"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,025 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (407 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DSM airport
- 28 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 253 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk