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Norwalk is a big small town of 14,183 people in Warren County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Des Moines, IA and 169 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $838 a month.
14,183people
$303kTypical home
$838/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,218 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to Des Moines, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,911/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DSM airport
- 4 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk