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Underwood is a tiny town of 898 people in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It's about 21 miles from Omaha, NE and 167 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
898people
$254kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
244Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 898
- Part of a metro area
- About 825 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Omaha, NE
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,631 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to OMA airport
- 12 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 794 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 447 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 191 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pottawattamie County: R+20 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