IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Reasnor, IA
Country around Reasnor is a rural area of about 569 people in Jasper County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Des Moines, IA and 187 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $985 a month.
569people
$264kTypical home
$985/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
Is Near Reasnor right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 569 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,666/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DSM airport
- 36 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 843 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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