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Newton is a small city of 15,700 people in Jasper County, Iowa. It's about 31 miles from Des Moines, IA and 195 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $819 a month.
15,700people
$154kTypical home
$819/moRent
85° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,700
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,395 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to Des Moines, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,249 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DSM airport
- 34 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 216 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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