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Crescent is a tiny town of 549 people in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It's about 12 miles from Omaha, NE and 169 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
549people
$284kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
244Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 549
- Part of a metro area
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 12 mi to Omaha, NE
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,631 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to OMA airport
- 5 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 794 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 613 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 185 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pottawattamie County: R+20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.