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Kirkville is a tiny town of 266 people in Wapello County, Iowa. It's about 62 miles from Iowa City, IA and 176 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $920 a month.
266people
$93kTypical home
$920/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 266
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,793 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to DSM airport
- 66 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 846 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wapello County: R+32 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.