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Hartford is a tiny town of 760 people in Warren County, Iowa. It's about 13 miles from Des Moines, IA and 172 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
760people
$177kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 760
- Part of a metro area
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DSM airport
- 14 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 785 mi to the ocean
- 241 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk