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Country around Dickens is a rural area of about 374 people in Clay County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Sioux City, IA and 153 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
374people
$196kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
240Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 374 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 83 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to FOD airport
- 130 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,335 ft
- 852 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+43 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