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Calmar is a tiny town of 974 people in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It's about 54 miles from Waterloo, IA and 141 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $694 a month.
974people
$203kTypical home
$694/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 974
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 867 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to ALO airport
- 135 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winneshiek County: R+9 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk