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Soldier is a tiny town of 133 people in Monona County, Iowa. It's about 47 miles from Sioux City, IA and 208 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $663 a month.
133people
$78kTypical home
$663/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
28"Snow
244Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 429 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SUX airport
- 47 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monona County: R+45 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk