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Country around Wall Lake is a rural area of about 1,043 people in Sac County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Sioux City, IA and 209 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 $180k and rent runs about $637 a month.
1,043people
$180kTypical home
$637/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
33"Snow
239Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,043 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to FOD airport
- 77 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 850 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sac County: R+52 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