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Glenwood is a big small town of 5,144 people in Mills County, Iowa. It's about 22 miles from Omaha, NE and 147 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $924 a month.
5,144people
$206kTypical home
$924/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
244Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,760 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to Omaha, NE
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (780 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to OMA airport
- 20 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mills 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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk