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Breda is a tiny town of 477 people in Carroll County, Iowa. It's about 70 miles from Ames, IA and 210 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $816 a month.
477people
$145kTypical home
$816/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 477
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 645 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Ames, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FOD airport
- 77 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk