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Duncombe is a tiny town of 376 people in Webster County, Iowa. It's about 36 miles from Ames, IA and 176 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $656 a month.
376people
$117kTypical home
$656/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
35"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 376
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Ames, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 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 35
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to FOD airport
- 67 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 851 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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