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Monroe is a small town of 2,120 people in Jasper County, Iowa. It's about 26 miles from Des Moines, IA and 182 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $817 a month.
2,120people
$177kTypical home
$817/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,120
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DSM airport
- 29 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk