Living in Country around Woodbine, IA
Country around Woodbine is a rural area of about 2,282 people in Harrison County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Omaha, NE and 192 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $794 a month.
2,282people
$204kTypical home
$794/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,282 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 39 mi to Omaha, NE
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,289/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (380 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to OMA airport
- 33 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 820 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+42 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