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Sully is a small town of 1,022 people in Jasper County, Iowa. It's about 39 miles from Des Moines, IA and 192 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,022people
$174kTypical home
$856/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,022
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,756 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 39 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DSM airport
- 42 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk