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Plano’s story
Plano in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
PlanoIA
A town of 39. A typical home worth about $123K.
Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
39
residents
Typical home
$123K
+5.7% in a year
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
23.0
years
Land area
1 sq mi
What makes Plano stand out
The thing Plano does most differently from other towns.
Small town
39 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Plano. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Plano home is worth about $123K
The typical Plano home is worth about $123,000, up 5.7% in a year, 48% below the Iowa typical home.
$123KZillow home value
Typical home value
Plano$123K
Iowa$240K
+5.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Plano has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Plano is
Plano beats the Iowa average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
32 measures vs. Iowa
5 better15 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Plano | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.2% | 20.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.8% | 66.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 3.3% |
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
7.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Plano is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 356 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plano Recreation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Plano
City in Iowa, US
Plano is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 59 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 59
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- ZIP code
- 52581
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