Living in Deloit, IA
Deloit is a tiny town of 309 people in Crawford County, Iowa. It's about 61 miles from Sioux City, IA and 209 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $725 a month.
309people
$97kTypical home
$725/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
34"Snow
239Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 309
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 61 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to SUX airport
- 62 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,178 ft
- 841 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+44 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.