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Country around Glidden is a rural area of about 1,653 people in Carroll County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Ames, IA and 204 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $525 a month.
1,653people
$191kTypical home
$525/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,653 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Ames, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to FOD airport
- 65 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+42 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk