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Urbandale is a small city of 46,595 people in Polk County, Iowa. It's about 10 miles from Des Moines, IA and 178 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
46,595people
$336kTypical home
$1,211/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,067 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Des Moines, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,211/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DSM airport
- 10 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 802 mi to the ocean
- 247 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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