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Carroll is a big small town of 10,208 people in Carroll County, Iowa. It's about 64 miles from Ames, IA and 204 miles from Kansas City, MO, 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 $189k and rent runs about $722 a month.
10,208people
$189kTypical home
$722/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,208
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,698 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Ames, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,190/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to FOD airport
- 72 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 837 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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