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Maharishi Vedic City is a tiny town of 282 people in Jefferson County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Iowa City, IA and 189 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
282people
$325kTypical home
$1,096/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
23"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 282
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,096/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 23" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 17% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BRL airport
- 91 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+7 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk