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Davis City is a tiny town of 160 people in Decatur County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Des Moines, IA and 112 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $611 a month.
160people
$84kTypical home
$611/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
27"Snow
239Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 275 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 65 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $611/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to DSM airport
- 62 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 295 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+47 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.