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Country around Stanton is a rural area of about 979 people in Montgomery County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Omaha, NE and 131 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $875 a month.
979people
$134kTypical home
$875/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
250Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 979 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 54 mi to Omaha, NE
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$844/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OMA airport
- 47 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk