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LewisIA
A town of 461. A typical home worth about $157K.
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
461
residents
Typical home
$157K
+1.5% in a year
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
58.6
years
Jobs based here
30
A commuter town
What makes Lewis stand out
The thing Lewis does most differently from other towns.
Small town
461 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Lewis home is worth about $157K
The typical Lewis home is worth about $157,000, up 1.5% in a year, 35% below the Iowa typical home.
$157KZillow home value
Typical home value
Lewis$157K
Iowa$240K
+1.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Lewis
Most working residents leave Lewis for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Griswold (16%), Atlantic (16%) and Oakland (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lewis1%
Griswold16%
Atlantic16%
Oakland4%
Red Oak4%
12 mi
median commute distance
30
jobs based in Lewis
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Lewis has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–34°
Spring38–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall40–63°
Oct 2
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Lewis is
Lewis beats the Iowa average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. Iowa
3 better26 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Lewis | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.8% | 66.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
Cass County Memorial Hospital
8.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Lewis is conserved land
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 324 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lewis City Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Lewis for work
Where Lewis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
30jobs based in Lewis
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
2 places in Lewis on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Lewis
City in Iowa, USA
Lewis is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 357 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 357
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,181 ft
- ZIP code
- 51544