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Indianola is a small city of 16,044 people in Warren County, Iowa. It's about 15 miles from Des Moines, IA and 163 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $986 a month.
16,044people
$238kTypical home
$986/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
31"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,044
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,403 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to Des Moines, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,027 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DSM airport
- 13 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 781 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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