For Lake Panorama, the median household income is $127,000. Only 6 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Panorama. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line locally, below both the Iowa town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs locally fell by 84 from 2013 to 2023, to 149.

3%work in town

	Lake Panorama	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	37 minutes	19 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$127,000	$69,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	2.9%	31%	8%
Below the poverty line	4.8%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lake Panorama3%

Panora16%

Guthrie Center7%

West Des Moines5%

Perry4%

26 mi

median commute distance

149

jobs based in Lake Panorama

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here149 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Lake Panorama Commute times37 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 26 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Lake Panorama has four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 11°, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°

Spring38–61°

Summer61–83°

Fall39–62°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 2

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 11°Rain & snow33″ of snow a winter · 35 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Lake Panorama, mostly inland flooding

FEMA puts 37% of Lake Panorama’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults in Lake Panorama have high blood pressure than in the typical Iowa or U.S. town

Only 8 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Lake Panorama. 14% of adults have diabetes here. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lake Panorama is ahead of Iowa on 12 and behind on 7. Among adults locally, 28% feel lonely and 14% report frequent mental distress.

	Lake Panorama	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	43%	35%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	32%	33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	16%	17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	18%	21%	23%

32 measures vs. Iowa

12 better13 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Lake Panorama	IA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	6.4%	9.4%
Fewer uninsured adults	5%	7.3%
More adults who have had cancer	13.1%	8.7%

Guthrie County Hospital

5.4 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby5.4 miles to an ER · Guthrie County Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IA on 12 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Lake Panorama sells for about $548K

Among households in Lake Panorama, 96% are owner-occupiers. Sellers in Lake Panorama got 93.1% of the asking price, typically. A home in Lake Panorama typically sold within 41 days of listing.

$548Kmedian sale price

Market temperature

days on market

93.1%

sale-to-list price

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.3 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Outdoors

0% of Lake Panorama is conserved land

4.6 miles of trail. For Lake Panorama, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 5,278 acres

4.6 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

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Trail map4.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Lake Panorama?”

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Everything we know about Lake Panorama

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The big questions

HealthBetter than IA on 12 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$127K median household income · 149 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 61% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors5 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions18 nearby · Iowa Aviation Museum 28 mi LibraryPanora Public Library Colleges

The story

HistoryClimate85° summer highs · 33″ of snow

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lake Panorama; the nearest are

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Des Moines32.8 mi Des Moines Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ankeny40.9 mi$5,790 in-state tuition Iowa State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Ames44.2 mi$10,787 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Lake Panorama residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Lake Panorama for work

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

149jobs based in Lake Panorama

3%of working residents work in town

26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Panorama

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States

Lake Panorama is a census-designated place located in Cass Township and Victory Township in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. In the 2020 census the population was 1266. It is located in east-central Guthrie County and is bordered to the southeast by the city of Panora. The CDP is a residential community on both sides of Lake Panorama, a reservoir constructed on the Middle Raccoon River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake Panorama CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km2), of which 6.6 square miles (17.1 km2) are land, and 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), or 20.19%, are within Lake Panorama, the water body.

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

Area: 8.3 sq mi
Elevation: 1,100 ft

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The average trip to work in Lake Panorama is longer than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country