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Mediapolis is a small town of 1,928 people in Des Moines County, Iowa. It's about 48 miles from Davenport, IA and 171 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,928people
$180kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,928
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,607 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 48 mi to Davenport, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BRL airport
- 134 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Des Moines County: R+15 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