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Earlham is a small town of 1,528 people in Madison County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Des Moines, IA and 165 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $770 a month.
1,528people
$268kTypical home
$770/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
242Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,528
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,617 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,687/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DSM airport
- 24 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 795 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+39 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk