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Country around Lohrville is a rural area of about 500 people in Calhoun County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Ames, IA and 197 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $944 a month.
500people
$79kTypical home
$944/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 500 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Ames, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$497/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FOD airport
- 68 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+47 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk