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Whiting is a tiny town of 777 people in Monona County, Iowa. It's about 28 miles from Sioux City, IA and 224 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $923 a month.
777people
$114kTypical home
$923/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
243Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 777
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 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 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SUX airport
- 58 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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