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Osceola is a big small town of 5,523 people in Clarke County, Iowa. It's about 38 miles from Des Moines, IA and 138 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $943 a month.
5,523people
$146kTypical home
$943/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,523
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 693 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$923/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DSM airport
- 35 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 762 mi to the ocean
- 276 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+42 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk