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Country around Bode is a rural area of about 765 people in Humboldt County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Ames, IA and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $637 a month.
765people
$124kTypical home
$637/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 765 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 69 mi to Ames, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FOD airport
- 100 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 838 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+50 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.