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Morning Sun is a tiny town of 802 people in Louisa County, Iowa. It's about 41 miles from Iowa City, IA and 178 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $869 a month.
802people
$102kTypical home
$869/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 802
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,032 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 41 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BRL airport
- 129 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Louisa County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk