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Auburn is a tiny town of 160 people in Sac County, Iowa. It's about 66 miles from Ames, IA and 204 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $775 a month.
160people
$97kTypical home
$775/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Ames, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$610/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to FOD airport
- 80 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sac County: R+52 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