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Vail, IA

VailIA

A town of 527.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
527
residents
Typical home
$215K
+14.4% in a year
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
26.1
years
Jobs based here
29
A commuter town
Small town

527 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Vail

Most working residents leave Vail for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Denison (25%), Carroll (9%) and Westside (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Vail0%
Denison25%
Carroll9%
Westside6%
Omaha3%
17 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Vail
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Vail has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–31°
Spring37–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall39–62°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Vail is

Vail beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outVailIA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.4%11.6%
More adults with diabetes13.4%11.2%
More adults with heart disease7.7%6.6%
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
8.5 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 →
Housing

A typical Vail home is worth about $215K

The typical Vail home is worth about $215,000, up 14.4% in a year, 10% below the Iowa typical home.

$215KZillow home value

Typical home value

Vail$215K
Iowa$240K
+14.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Vail is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 366 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Vail Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Vail for work

Where Vail’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Denison Denison 25% 9% → Carroll Carroll 9% 6% → Westside Westside 6% 3% → Omaha Omaha 3% 2% → Council Bluffs Council Bluffs 2% 1% → Breda Breda 1% Vail · 0% stay
29jobs based in Vail
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Vail

City in Iowa, United States

Vail is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. The population was 396 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
396
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,260 ft
ZIP code
51465

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