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Windsor Heights is a big small town of 5,143 people in Polk County, Iowa. It's about 6 miles from Des Moines, IA and 177 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 $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,143people
$268kTypical home
$1,498/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,143
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,586 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,498/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,646 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DSM airport
- 6 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 799 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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