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Country around Niota is a rural area of about 525 people in Lee County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Iowa City, IA and 145 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $835 a month.
525people
$165kTypical home
$835/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 525 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 75 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BRL airport
- 136 mi to STL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.