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Belmond is a small town of 2,694 people in Wright County, Iowa. It's about 57 miles from Ames, IA and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $830 a month.
2,694people
$129kTypical home
$830/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
33"Snow
233Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,694
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Ames, IA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$814/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCW airport
- 91 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 818 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+37 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