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Danville is a tiny town of 930 people in Des Moines County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Iowa City, IA and 164 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $700 a month.
930people
$159kTypical home
$700/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
232Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 930
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,242 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 56 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BRL airport
- 130 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Des Moines County: R+15 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk