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Saylorville is a small town of 3,366 people in Polk County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Des Moines, IA and 183 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,366people
$314kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
237Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 496 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,982/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,897 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DSM airport
- 10 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.