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Leon is a small town of 1,899 people in Decatur County, Iowa. It's about 58 miles from Des Moines, IA and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $577 a month.
1,899people
$100kTypical home
$577/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,899
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 606 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 58 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $577/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to DSM airport
- 55 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 290 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+47 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk