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Red Oak is a big small town of 5,510 people in Montgomery County, Iowa. It's about 46 miles from Omaha, NE and 135 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $812 a month.
5,510people
$100kTypical home
$812/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
244Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,510
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,403 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 46 mi to Omaha, NE
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OMA airport
- 40 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+39 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk