IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Lewis, IA
Lewis is a tiny town of 461 people in Cass County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Omaha, NE and 153 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $808 a month.
461people
$100kTypical home
$808/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
Is Lewis right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 50 mi to Omaha, NE
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to OMA airport
- 42 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 785 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+41 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.