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Country around Gowrie is a rural area of about 1,420 people in Webster County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Ames, IA and 193 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $698 a month.
1,420people
$155kTypical home
$698/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
237Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,420 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Ames, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (721 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,020 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FOD airport
- 61 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 222 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+31 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