86% of Plano households live in a home they own, where Iowa’s towns sit at 70% and U.S. towns at 73%. Typical home values rose 3% in the year to September 2026.

$114KZillow home value

Typical home value

Plano$114K

Iowa$237K

+3%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 3% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.8 years of income RentsRents

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

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Plano

The range runs from 14° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 22 inches of snow a 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

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 14°Rain & snow22″ of snow a winter · 38 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

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Plano than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country

For adults in Plano, the share who report frequent physical distress is 16%. Only 2 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Plano. 20% of Plano adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 21% in Iowa’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. This Iowa town beats the Iowa average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

	Plano	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	45%	35%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	12%	12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	82%	78%	79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%

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

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Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby7.8 miles to an ER · Mercyone Centerville Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IA on 5 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Plano faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought

FEMA puts nearly two fifths of Plano’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to inland flooding. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.

53risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtInland floodingTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Plano Get ready14 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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