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Essex is a tiny town of 854 people in Page County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Omaha, NE and 125 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $598 a month.
854people
$90kTypical home
$598/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 854
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Omaha, NE
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$567/mo)
- Median rent $598/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to OMA airport
- 45 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+42 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