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Country around Gilman is a rural area of about 1,163 people in Marshall County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Ames, IA and 211 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $678 a month.
1,163people
$119kTypical home
$678/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,163 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Ames, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to DSM airport
- 50 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 807 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+16 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk