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Country around Stockport is a rural area of about 398 people in Van Buren County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Iowa City, IA and 175 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $815 a month.
398people
$67kTypical home
$815/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
232Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 398 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 57 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$425/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BRL airport
- 106 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+55 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk