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Country around Correctionville is a rural area of about 1,080 people in Woodbury County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Sioux City, IA and 214 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $970 a month.
1,080people
$89kTypical home
$970/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
239Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,080 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (431 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,328 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SUX airport
- 81 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodbury County: R+23 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk