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Orient is a tiny town of 448 people in Adair County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Des Moines, IA and 144 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $875 a month.
448people
$113kTypical home
$875/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
242Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 448
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,030 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to DSM airport
- 46 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 247 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.