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Pisgah is a tiny town of 255 people in Harrison County, Iowa. It's about 40 miles from Omaha, NE and 200 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $775 a month.
255people
$68kTypical home
$775/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 510 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Omaha, NE
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$429/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (380 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OMA airport
- 36 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison 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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk