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Country around Colo is a rural area of about 1,003 people in Story County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Ames, IA and 203 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,003people
$185kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,003 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Ames, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DSM airport
- 38 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 822 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Story County: D+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk