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Albion is a tiny town of 622 people in Marshall County, Iowa. It's about 33 miles from Ames, IA and 197 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $781 a month.
622people
$135kTypical home
$781/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,030 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Ames, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ALO airport
- 53 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 825 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+16 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk