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New Sharon is a small town of 1,180 people in Mahaska County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Des Moines, IA and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $668 a month.
1,180people
$134kTypical home
$668/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,180
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,257 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 50 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DSM airport
- 52 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mahaska County: R+52 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