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Country around Ireton is a rural area of about 1,280 people in Sioux County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Sioux City, IA and 205 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,280people
$227kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
33"Snow
243Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,280 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SUX airport
- 117 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 907 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sioux County: R+71 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk