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Ackley is a small town of 1,482 people in Hardin County, Iowa. It's about 36 miles from Waterloo, IA and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $669 a month.
1,482people
$104kTypical home
$669/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ALO airport
- 77 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 815 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk