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Brunsville is a tiny town of 210 people in Plymouth County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Sioux City, IA and 211 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $1k a month.
210people
$129kTypical home
$1,417/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
243Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 210
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 901 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $1,417/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SUX airport
- 106 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 896 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: R+54 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.