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Galva is a tiny town of 447 people in Ida County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Sioux City, IA and 201 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $714 a month.
447people
$80kTypical home
$714/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 593 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$507/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SUX airport
- 87 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ida County: R+53 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk