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Denison is a big small town of 8,260 people in Crawford County, Iowa. It's about 63 miles from Sioux City, IA and 204 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 $150k and rent runs about $731 a month.
8,260people
$150kTypical home
$731/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
34"Snow
239Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 63 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 102 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 (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to OMA airport
- 57 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 835 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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