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Barnum is a tiny town of 250 people in Webster County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Ames, IA and 178 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $785 a month.
250people
$136kTypical home
$785/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
237Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 668 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Ames, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,020 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to FOD airport
- 76 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 216 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+31 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.