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Pleasant Hill is a big small town of 11,136 people in Polk County, Iowa. It's about 6 miles from Des Moines, IA and 180 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,136people
$295kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
237Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to Des Moines, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,861/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (914 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DSM airport
- 9 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: D+11 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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