WestonIA
A town of 192, settled in 1875.
Is Weston a good place to live?
66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Weston, above both the Iowa town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Weston. Weston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
192 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weston. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
34 mi Park & preserveLoess Hills
12 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
7 mi MuseumPottawattamie County Jail
16 mi LandmarkFort Atkinson
9 mi MuseumUSS HazardPhoto credits
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Weston: who provides what
Weston is unincorporated, so Pottawattamie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Weston.
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Weston
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 13° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Weston, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 32% of Weston’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Iowa and the rest of the country, more of Weston’s adults had a checkup this year
Weston: nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work. No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Weston. CDC measures, 32 in all: Weston beats Iowa on 10 and trails on 2.
| Weston | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 3.9% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Weston | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.9% | 7.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Weston
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Weston
About 5 of every 100 Weston residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Iowa.
Questions about Weston
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weston, IA a good place to live?
Weston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.