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Mount Pleasant is a big small town of 8,951 people in Henry County, Iowa. It's about 48 miles from Iowa City, IA and 175 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $826 a month.
8,951people
$161kTypical home
$826/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
232Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,951
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,037 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 48 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,015/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (360 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BRL airport
- 116 mi to DSM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Henry County: R+36 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk