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Country around Libertyville is a rural area of about 506 people in Jefferson County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Iowa City, IA and 181 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $946 a month.
506people
$164kTypical home
$946/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 506 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BRL airport
- 92 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 229 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+7 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