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Packwood is a tiny town of 539 people in Jefferson County, Iowa. It's about 46 miles from Iowa City, IA and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $722 a month.
539people
$80kTypical home
$722/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
237Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 539
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 720 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 46 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$504/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CID airport
- 86 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 750 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+7 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.