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Martensdale is a tiny town of 569 people in Warren County, Iowa. It's about 15 miles from Des Moines, IA and 161 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $858 a month.
569people
$181kTypical home
$858/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 569
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,497 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,144/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DSM airport
- 12 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk