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Manning is a small town of 1,533 people in Carroll County, Iowa. It's about 68 miles from Omaha, NE and 194 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $719 a month.
1,533people
$121kTypical home
$719/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,533
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 68 mi to Omaha, NE
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to OMA airport
- 60 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+42 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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