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MiloIA
A town of 731.
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Population
731
+0.4% since 2010
Typical home
$276K
+5.7% in a year
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
39.2
years
Jobs based here
154
A commuter town
Small town
731 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Milo. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Milo
Most working residents leave Milo for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Des Moines (24%), Indianola (16%) and West Des Moines (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Milo2%
Des Moines24%
Indianola16%
West Des Moines9%
Urbandale3%
23 mi
median commute distance
154
jobs based in Milo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Milo has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Milo home is worth about $276K
The typical Milo home is worth about $276,000, up 5.7% in a year, 15% above the Iowa typical home.
$276KZillow home value
Typical home value
Milo$276K
Iowa$240K
+5.7%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Milo is
Milo beats the Iowa average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Iowa
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Milo | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 12% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 11.6% |
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
17.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Milo’s public schools outperform 44% of Iowa districts
The public schools Milo’s kids attend trail 56% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Warren Primary | PK–4 | 162 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state testsAll 1 schools →
Outdoors
0% of Milo is conserved land
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 388 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milo City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Milo for work
Where Milo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
154jobs based in Milo
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Milo
City in Warren County, Iowa, US
Milo is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 778 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 778
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 ft
- ZIP code
- 50166