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Shambaugh is a tiny town of 113 people in Page County, Iowa. It's about 63 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $1k a month.
113people
$66kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
250Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 113
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 63 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$417/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to OMA airport
- 63 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page 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