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Lambs Grove is a tiny town of 181 people in Jasper County, Iowa. It's about 29 miles from Des Moines, IA and 194 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $836 a month.
181people
$200kTypical home
$836/moRent
85° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 181
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,775 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DSM airport
- 32 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 798 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.