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Country around Macy is a rural area of about 793 people in Woodbury County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Sioux City, IA and 227 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $666 a month.
793people
$56kTypical home
$666/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
243Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 793 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$353/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 4.8% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (431 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,328 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SUX airport
- 61 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodbury County: R+23 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk